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Many men among the aviators of the Austro-Hungarian '' Luftfahrtruppen'' were of the Slovak ethnic minority, living in what was then part of the
Kingdom of Hungary The Kingdom of Hungary was a monarchy in Central Europe that existed for nearly a millennium, from the Middle Ages into the 20th century. The Principality of Hungary emerged as a Christian kingdom upon the coronation of the first king Stephen ...
. Austria-Hungary was a
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union of the
Austrian Empire The Austrian Empire (german: link=no, Kaiserthum Oesterreich, modern spelling , ) was a Central-Eastern European multinational great power from 1804 to 1867, created by proclamation out of the realms of the Habsburgs. During its existence ...
('' Cisleithania'') and the Kingdom of Hungary (''Transleithania'') which existed from 1867 to 1918, when it collapsed as a result of defeat in
World War I World War I (28 July 1914 11 November 1918), often abbreviated as WWI, was one of the deadliest global conflicts in history. Belligerents included much of Europe, the Russian Empire, the United States, and the Ottoman Empire, with fightin ...
. The aces listed below either were born in present-day Slovak Republic, were of Slovak
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, or both.


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Flying ace A flying ace, fighter ace or air ace is a military aviator credited with shooting down five or more enemy aircraft during aerial combat. The exact number of aerial victories required to officially qualify as an ace is varied, but is usually co ...
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List of World War I flying aces The following are lists of World War I flying aces. Historically, a flying ace was defined as a military aviator credited with shooting down five or more enemy aircraft during aerial combat. The term was first used by French newspapers, describ ...
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List of World War I flying aces from Austria-Hungary This list of World War I flying aces from Austria-Hungary contains the names of aviators from the countries ruled by the Habsburg dynasty. Austria-Hungary was a constitutional union of the Austrian Empire (''Cisleithania'') and the Kingdom of Hung ...
* List of World War I aces credited with 15–19 victories * List of World War I aces credited with 9 victories * List of World War I aces credited with 8 victories * List of World War I aces credited with 7 victories * List of World War I aces credited with 5 victories


References

{{Lists of flying aces Austro-Hungarian World War I flying aces Slovak aviators Slovak
World War I flying aces The following are lists of World War I flying aces. Historically, a flying ace was defined as a military aviator credited with shooting down five or more enemy aircraft during aerial combat. The term was first used by French newspapers, describ ...
Austro-Hungarian Air Service personnel