Georges Halberger Explained

Georges Charles Emmanuel Halberger
Birth Date:5 May 1893
Birth Place:Montpellier, France
Death Place:Poissy, France
Allegiance:France
Branch:Flying service
Rank:Adjutant
Unit:Escadrille 79
Escadrille 153
Awards:Médaille militaire
Croix de Guerre with four palms

Adjutant Georges Charles Emmanuel Halberger (5 May 1893 - 6 October 1984)[1] was a French World War I flying ace credited with five aerial victories.[2]

Biography

Georges Charles Emmanuel Halberger was an artilleryman before transferring to aviation.[2] He graduated pilot training with Military Pilot's Brevet No. 6378 on 13 May 1917. On 12 August, he was posted to Escadrille 79. On 6 September, he transferred to Escadrille 153. Nine months later, on 2 June 1918, he helped shoot down a German observation balloon for his first aerial victory. Fighting in consort with his squadronmates, he would shoot down another balloon, along with three enemy airplanes, by 18 October 1918. On 8 November, he was severely wounded while strafing a machine gun nest holding up German troops.[3]

On 25 November 1918, a fortnight after the ceasefire, Halberger was awarded the Médaille Militaire. He had also earned the Croix de Guerre with four palms.[3]

References

Notes and References

  1. Web site: HALLBERGER-GEILLE Georges Charles Emmanuel. December 26, 2020.
  2. The Aerodrome website http://www.theaerodrome.com/aces/france/halberger.php Retrieved 8 August 2020
  3. Over the Front: The Complete Record of the Fighter Aces and Units of the United States and French Air Services, 1914–1918, p. 173