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credited with five aerial victories.The Aerodrome website page on Zande

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'', before becoming an instructor.

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Early in World War I, Martin Zander flew in an artillery cooperation unit, ''Flieger-Abteilung (Artillerie) 90''. He was transferred from there to take up command of a fighter detachment, ''Kampfeinsitzerkommando Nord''. He shot down two enemy airplanes while flying with this detachment. Then, as the German military concentrated their fighters into squadrons, Zander was posted to lead ''

''. His tenure as commanding officer began with the new squadron's founding, on 22 August 1916. He would shoot down three British airplanes to become an

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while leading this squadron—one victory each in August, September, and October 1916. On 10 November 1916, he was transferred from combat duty to become an instructor, and saw no further battle assignments.''Above the Lines: The Aces and Fighter Units of the German Air Service, Naval Air Service and Flanders Marine Corps, 1914–1918'', p. 234The Aerodrome website page on Jagdstaffel

Retrieved on 13 September 2020 Martin Zander died in 1925.

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* ''Above the Lines: The Aces and Fighter Units of the German Air Service, Naval Air Service and Flanders Marine Corps, 1914–1918''.

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, Frank W. Bailey, Russell Guest. Grub Street, 1993. , .

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