Friedrich von Arnauld de la Perière (17 June 1888 in Breslau – 12 October 1969 in

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) was a German aviator and

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of the

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. He dropped the first bombs on England in

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*http://www.balsi.de/Homepage-Generale/Luftwaffe/A/Arnauld-de-la-Periere-Friedrich-von.htm *https://archive.today/20130209191352/http://ww2gravestone.com/general/arnauld-de-la-peri%C3%A8re-friedrich-von 1888 births 1969 deaths Imperial German Navy personnel of World War I Reichsmarine personnel German World War I pilots Lieutenant generals of the Luftwaffe German people of French descent {{Germany-airforce-bio-stub