Veteran German Air Force, (Luftstreitkräfte) World War I.
Veteran German Luftwaffe World War II died a POW in the Soviet Union.
Flying Ace credited with 13 aerial victories.
-Awarded the Iron Cross 1st Class.
-Awarded the Iron Cross 2nd Class.
Commanded:
-Royal Prussian Jagstaffel 4
-Royal Prussian Jagstaffel 6
-Jagdgeschwader I, the flying circus of the Red Baron.
Father: Johannes Janzen
Mother: Martha Block
Baptized:
Palm Sunday, 9 April 1911 at Danzig Mennonite Church, Danzig, Prussia by Pastor H. G. Mannhardt.
Siblings: +Anna Sarah, +*.*, +Guenther.
Born: Fronza, Marienwerder, Prussia.
Johannes "Hans" Janzen: military pilot; born in Fronza near Marienwerder on 21 May 1896 to Johannes and Martha (Block) Janzen. Pastor H. G. Mannhardt baptized him in the Danzig Mennonite Church on Palm Sunday, 9 April 1911. He died in fall 1945 as a prisoner of war in the Soviet Union.
In World War I Janzen served with distinction as a flying ace in the German Air Force with 13 recorded kills. He served in the cavalry before becoming a fighter pilot in 1916 with two different squadrons (Jagdstaffeln) that were part of Baron Manfred von Richthofen's fighter wing (Jagdgeschwader). In March 1918 he was promoted to squadron leader, one of five in the group. Mechanical failure brought his plane down behind Allied lines on 9 June 1918. In September he was still listed in Mennonitische Blätter as missing and presumed dead but he was fact alive and a prisoner in France. He was released in December and thus his name was not included on the honor plaques listing those killed in the war that were hung in the Danzig Mennonite Church building in 1919. A named model of his Fokker Triplane with his personal color scheme is available from a number of American and German websites.
Early in 1920 he returned to the peacetime German Air Force until it was dissolved in the middle of that year. There are no records to indicate that he continued any affiliation with Mennonites after World War I.
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Lieutenant Johannes Max Janzen was a World War I flying ace credited with thirteen aerial victories.
Early life and service
Johannes Max Janzen was born in Fronza, the Kingdom of Prussia, in the German Empire. As World War began, on 3 August 1914, Janzen volunteered for duty in 1st Leib-Husaren-Regiment. He was promoted to Leutnant der Reserve on 24 February 1916. He transferred to aviation duty on 4 May 1916. He trained with FEA 3 until 22 August, then forwarded to Kasta 12. He received his pilot's badge on 8 October, with the Second Class Iron Cross following the day after. He was assigned to combat with Royal Bavarian Jagdstaffel 23 on 28 November 1916. He scored his first aerial victory with them on 25 February 1917. His First Class Iron Cross was awarded on 29 March. On 16 October, he was transferred to Royal Prussian Jagdstaffel 6. He scored three more victories between 30 November 1917 and 27 March 1918.
Command
On 28 March 1918, he was appointed to command of Royal Prussian Jagstaffel 4.[2] He helmed Jasta 4 without scoring any victories through 3 May 1918. On that day, he was transferred to command of Jasta 6, whose CO Wilhelm Reinhard, had moved up to the wing command of Jagdgeschwader I. The next day, Janzen became an ace by shooting down a Spad. On 9 May, he survived being downed by Captain Oliver Colin LeBoutillier; Janzen's plane's controls had been shot away, but he spun harmlessly to the ground.[1] Janzen went on to rack up eight more wins through 7 June 1918. Two days later, his plane's machine gun synchronization gear failed and Janzen shot off his own propeller while attacking a Spad.[2] He was captured, but escaped in December.
Postwar
Janzen served in Flieger Staffel 120 of the Reichswehr from January through May 1920. According to one source he is believed to have died during the 1980s. His place of burial is unknown.
Veteran German Luftwaffe World War II died a POW in the Soviet Union.
Flying Ace credited with 13 aerial victories.
-Awarded the Iron Cross 1st Class.
-Awarded the Iron Cross 2nd Class.
Commanded:
-Royal Prussian Jagstaffel 4
-Royal Prussian Jagstaffel 6
-Jagdgeschwader I, the flying circus of the Red Baron.
Father: Johannes Janzen
Mother: Martha Block
Baptized:
Palm Sunday, 9 April 1911 at Danzig Mennonite Church, Danzig, Prussia by Pastor H. G. Mannhardt.
Siblings: +Anna Sarah, +*.*, +Guenther.
Born: Fronza, Marienwerder, Prussia.
Johannes "Hans" Janzen: military pilot; born in Fronza near Marienwerder on 21 May 1896 to Johannes and Martha (Block) Janzen. Pastor H. G. Mannhardt baptized him in the Danzig Mennonite Church on Palm Sunday, 9 April 1911. He died in fall 1945 as a prisoner of war in the Soviet Union.
In World War I Janzen served with distinction as a flying ace in the German Air Force with 13 recorded kills. He served in the cavalry before becoming a fighter pilot in 1916 with two different squadrons (Jagdstaffeln) that were part of Baron Manfred von Richthofen's fighter wing (Jagdgeschwader). In March 1918 he was promoted to squadron leader, one of five in the group. Mechanical failure brought his plane down behind Allied lines on 9 June 1918. In September he was still listed in Mennonitische Blätter as missing and presumed dead but he was fact alive and a prisoner in France. He was released in December and thus his name was not included on the honor plaques listing those killed in the war that were hung in the Danzig Mennonite Church building in 1919. A named model of his Fokker Triplane with his personal color scheme is available from a number of American and German websites.
Early in 1920 he returned to the peacetime German Air Force until it was dissolved in the middle of that year. There are no records to indicate that he continued any affiliation with Mennonites after World War I.
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Lieutenant Johannes Max Janzen was a World War I flying ace credited with thirteen aerial victories.
Early life and service
Johannes Max Janzen was born in Fronza, the Kingdom of Prussia, in the German Empire. As World War began, on 3 August 1914, Janzen volunteered for duty in 1st Leib-Husaren-Regiment. He was promoted to Leutnant der Reserve on 24 February 1916. He transferred to aviation duty on 4 May 1916. He trained with FEA 3 until 22 August, then forwarded to Kasta 12. He received his pilot's badge on 8 October, with the Second Class Iron Cross following the day after. He was assigned to combat with Royal Bavarian Jagdstaffel 23 on 28 November 1916. He scored his first aerial victory with them on 25 February 1917. His First Class Iron Cross was awarded on 29 March. On 16 October, he was transferred to Royal Prussian Jagdstaffel 6. He scored three more victories between 30 November 1917 and 27 March 1918.
Command
On 28 March 1918, he was appointed to command of Royal Prussian Jagstaffel 4.[2] He helmed Jasta 4 without scoring any victories through 3 May 1918. On that day, he was transferred to command of Jasta 6, whose CO Wilhelm Reinhard, had moved up to the wing command of Jagdgeschwader I. The next day, Janzen became an ace by shooting down a Spad. On 9 May, he survived being downed by Captain Oliver Colin LeBoutillier; Janzen's plane's controls had been shot away, but he spun harmlessly to the ground.[1] Janzen went on to rack up eight more wins through 7 June 1918. Two days later, his plane's machine gun synchronization gear failed and Janzen shot off his own propeller while attacking a Spad.[2] He was captured, but escaped in December.
Postwar
Janzen served in Flieger Staffel 120 of the Reichswehr from January through May 1920. According to one source he is believed to have died during the 1980s. His place of burial is unknown.
Veteran German Air Force, (Luftstreitkräfte) World War I.
Veteran German Luftwaffe World War II died a POW in the Soviet Union.
Flying Ace credited with 13 aerial victories.
-Awarded the Iron Cross 1st Class.
-Awarded the Iron Cross 2nd Class.
Commanded:
-Royal Prussian Jagstaffel 4
-Royal Prussian Jagstaffel 6
-Jagdgeschwader I, the flying circus of the Red Baron.
Father: Johannes Janzen
Mother: Martha Block
Baptized:
Palm Sunday, 9 April 1911 at Danzig Mennonite Church, Danzig, Prussia by Pastor H. G. Mannhardt.
Siblings: +Anna Sarah, +*.*, +Guenther.
Born: Fronza, Marienwerder, Prussia.
Johannes "Hans" Janzen: military pilot; born in Fronza near Marienwerder on 21 May 1896 to Johannes and Martha (Block) Janzen. Pastor H. G. Mannhardt baptized him in the Danzig Mennonite Church on Palm Sunday, 9 April 1911. He died in fall 1945 as a prisoner of war in the Soviet Union.
In World War I Janzen served with distinction as a flying ace in the German Air Force with 13 recorded kills. He served in the cavalry before becoming a fighter pilot in 1916 with two different squadrons (Jagdstaffeln) that were part of Baron Manfred von Richthofen's fighter wing (Jagdgeschwader). In March 1918 he was promoted to squadron leader, one of five in the group. Mechanical failure brought his plane down behind Allied lines on 9 June 1918. In September he was still listed in Mennonitische Blätter as missing and presumed dead but he was fact alive and a prisoner in France. He was released in December and thus his name was not included on the honor plaques listing those killed in the war that were hung in the Danzig Mennonite Church building in 1919. A named model of his Fokker Triplane with his personal color scheme is available from a number of American and German websites.
Early in 1920 he returned to the peacetime German Air Force until it was dissolved in the middle of that year. There are no records to indicate that he continued any affiliation with Mennonites after World War I.
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Lieutenant Johannes Max Janzen was a World War I flying ace credited with thirteen aerial victories.
Early life and service
Johannes Max Janzen was born in Fronza, the Kingdom of Prussia, in the German Empire. As World War began, on 3 August 1914, Janzen volunteered for duty in 1st Leib-Husaren-Regiment. He was promoted to Leutnant der Reserve on 24 February 1916. He transferred to aviation duty on 4 May 1916. He trained with FEA 3 until 22 August, then forwarded to Kasta 12. He received his pilot's badge on 8 October, with the Second Class Iron Cross following the day after. He was assigned to combat with Royal Bavarian Jagdstaffel 23 on 28 November 1916. He scored his first aerial victory with them on 25 February 1917. His First Class Iron Cross was awarded on 29 March. On 16 October, he was transferred to Royal Prussian Jagdstaffel 6. He scored three more victories between 30 November 1917 and 27 March 1918.
Command
On 28 March 1918, he was appointed to command of Royal Prussian Jagstaffel 4.[2] He helmed Jasta 4 without scoring any victories through 3 May 1918. On that day, he was transferred to command of Jasta 6, whose CO Wilhelm Reinhard, had moved up to the wing command of Jagdgeschwader I. The next day, Janzen became an ace by shooting down a Spad. On 9 May, he survived being downed by Captain Oliver Colin LeBoutillier; Janzen's plane's controls had been shot away, but he spun harmlessly to the ground.[1] Janzen went on to rack up eight more wins through 7 June 1918. Two days later, his plane's machine gun synchronization gear failed and Janzen shot off his own propeller while attacking a Spad.[2] He was captured, but escaped in December.
Postwar
Janzen served in Flieger Staffel 120 of the Reichswehr from January through May 1920. According to one source he is believed to have died during the 1980s. His place of burial is unknown.
Veteran German Luftwaffe World War II died a POW in the Soviet Union.
Flying Ace credited with 13 aerial victories.
-Awarded the Iron Cross 1st Class.
-Awarded the Iron Cross 2nd Class.
Commanded:
-Royal Prussian Jagstaffel 4
-Royal Prussian Jagstaffel 6
-Jagdgeschwader I, the flying circus of the Red Baron.
Father: Johannes Janzen
Mother: Martha Block
Baptized:
Palm Sunday, 9 April 1911 at Danzig Mennonite Church, Danzig, Prussia by Pastor H. G. Mannhardt.
Siblings: +Anna Sarah, +*.*, +Guenther.
Born: Fronza, Marienwerder, Prussia.
Johannes "Hans" Janzen: military pilot; born in Fronza near Marienwerder on 21 May 1896 to Johannes and Martha (Block) Janzen. Pastor H. G. Mannhardt baptized him in the Danzig Mennonite Church on Palm Sunday, 9 April 1911. He died in fall 1945 as a prisoner of war in the Soviet Union.
In World War I Janzen served with distinction as a flying ace in the German Air Force with 13 recorded kills. He served in the cavalry before becoming a fighter pilot in 1916 with two different squadrons (Jagdstaffeln) that were part of Baron Manfred von Richthofen's fighter wing (Jagdgeschwader). In March 1918 he was promoted to squadron leader, one of five in the group. Mechanical failure brought his plane down behind Allied lines on 9 June 1918. In September he was still listed in Mennonitische Blätter as missing and presumed dead but he was fact alive and a prisoner in France. He was released in December and thus his name was not included on the honor plaques listing those killed in the war that were hung in the Danzig Mennonite Church building in 1919. A named model of his Fokker Triplane with his personal color scheme is available from a number of American and German websites.
Early in 1920 he returned to the peacetime German Air Force until it was dissolved in the middle of that year. There are no records to indicate that he continued any affiliation with Mennonites after World War I.
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Lieutenant Johannes Max Janzen was a World War I flying ace credited with thirteen aerial victories.
Early life and service
Johannes Max Janzen was born in Fronza, the Kingdom of Prussia, in the German Empire. As World War began, on 3 August 1914, Janzen volunteered for duty in 1st Leib-Husaren-Regiment. He was promoted to Leutnant der Reserve on 24 February 1916. He transferred to aviation duty on 4 May 1916. He trained with FEA 3 until 22 August, then forwarded to Kasta 12. He received his pilot's badge on 8 October, with the Second Class Iron Cross following the day after. He was assigned to combat with Royal Bavarian Jagdstaffel 23 on 28 November 1916. He scored his first aerial victory with them on 25 February 1917. His First Class Iron Cross was awarded on 29 March. On 16 October, he was transferred to Royal Prussian Jagdstaffel 6. He scored three more victories between 30 November 1917 and 27 March 1918.
Command
On 28 March 1918, he was appointed to command of Royal Prussian Jagstaffel 4.[2] He helmed Jasta 4 without scoring any victories through 3 May 1918. On that day, he was transferred to command of Jasta 6, whose CO Wilhelm Reinhard, had moved up to the wing command of Jagdgeschwader I. The next day, Janzen became an ace by shooting down a Spad. On 9 May, he survived being downed by Captain Oliver Colin LeBoutillier; Janzen's plane's controls had been shot away, but he spun harmlessly to the ground.[1] Janzen went on to rack up eight more wins through 7 June 1918. Two days later, his plane's machine gun synchronization gear failed and Janzen shot off his own propeller while attacking a Spad.[2] He was captured, but escaped in December.
Postwar
Janzen served in Flieger Staffel 120 of the Reichswehr from January through May 1920. According to one source he is believed to have died during the 1980s. His place of burial is unknown.
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