August Burkard Explained

August Burkard
Birth Name:	Peter August Burkard
Birth Date:	25 October 1894^[1]
Death Date:	Unknown
Birth Place:	Frankfurt, Hesse, Germany
Allegiance:	Germany
Branch:	Aviation
Rank:	Leutnant
Unit:	Jagdstaffel 29
Awards:	Iron Cross

Leutnant Peter August Burkard (25 October 1894 –) was a German World War I flying ace credited with six aerial victories.^[2]

He was a chemistry student during the war^[3] and later earned his doctorate.^[4]

Military career

• See also Aerial victory standards of World War I

On 1 June 1918, Burkard was posted to Jagdstaffel 29,^{[5] [6]} a Fokker D.VII fighter squadron commanded by Harald Auffarth.^[7] On the 27th, Burkard staked his first victory claim, which was unconfirmed. He also received the Iron Cross First Class that day. Subsequently, he would score six confirmed victories between 8 August and 16 October 1918.^[5]

References

• Franks, Norman; Bailey, Frank W.; Guest, Russell. Above the Lines: The Aces and Fighter Units of the German Air Service, Naval Air Service and Flanders Marine Corps, 1914–1918. Grub Street, 1993., .
• Franks, Norman. Fokker D VII Aces of World War 1, Part 2. Osprey Publishing, 2004., 9781841767291.

Notes and References

1. Hesse, Germany, Births, 1851-1901
2. The Aerodrome website page on Burkard http://www.theaerodrome.com/aces/germany/burkard.php Retrieved on 7 November 2020.
3. Bavaria, Germany, World War I Personnel Rosters, 1914–1918
4. New York State, Passenger and Crew Lists, 1917-1967
5. Franks et al 1993, p. 91.
6. Note: The prior award of the Second Class Iron Cross was a prerequisite for later award of the First Class.
7. Franks 2004, p. 27.