Erich was a cadet in 1914 when he participated in combat with the infantry Regiment Nr 141 of the Imperial German Army. Later in 1914 he had received a commissioned from the Imperial German Army in October, and was decorated for a wound he had received. In 1915 he received the Iron Cross 1st Class for saving five wounded men.
Erich transferred to Imperial Germany Army Air Service (known as Luftstreitkrafte for WWI) as an observer 1915.
August 08, the Allied Forces launched the war's final offensive against the Germans. The British Royal Air Force led the assault, and Löwenhardt downed three of their airplanes. On the 9th, he shot down two more. On the 10th, flying despite a badly sprained ankle, Löwenhardt launched his yellow Fokker D.VII on a mid-day sortie leading a patrol heavily weighted with rookie pilots. He encountered No. 56 Squadron RAF and shot down a Royal Aircraft Factory SE.5a over Chaulnes, France at 1215 hours for his 54th victory. In the aftermath of the combat, he collided with another German pilot, Leutnant Alfred Wenz from Jasta 11. Löwenhardt's Fokker's landing gear slammed the upper right wing on Wenz's D.VII. Both pilots' planes were equipped with parachutes and both pilots bailed out. Erich Löwenhardt's chute failed to open, and the fall killed him.
Awards and decorations
Prussian military pilot badge
Iron Cross of 1914, 1st and 2nd class
Pour le Mérite
Knight's Cross with Swords of the House Order of Hohenzollern,
Military Merit Cross (Austria-Hungary
"MY MEMORIAL WAS MADE SEPTEMBER 2012"
A duplicate was made by find a grave member :
Tim Reynolds
Added: 29 Mar 2015
Memorial ID: 144354106
Erich transferred to Imperial Germany Army Air Service (known as Luftstreitkrafte for WWI) as an observer 1915.
August 08, the Allied Forces launched the war's final offensive against the Germans. The British Royal Air Force led the assault, and Löwenhardt downed three of their airplanes. On the 9th, he shot down two more. On the 10th, flying despite a badly sprained ankle, Löwenhardt launched his yellow Fokker D.VII on a mid-day sortie leading a patrol heavily weighted with rookie pilots. He encountered No. 56 Squadron RAF and shot down a Royal Aircraft Factory SE.5a over Chaulnes, France at 1215 hours for his 54th victory. In the aftermath of the combat, he collided with another German pilot, Leutnant Alfred Wenz from Jasta 11. Löwenhardt's Fokker's landing gear slammed the upper right wing on Wenz's D.VII. Both pilots' planes were equipped with parachutes and both pilots bailed out. Erich Löwenhardt's chute failed to open, and the fall killed him.
Awards and decorations
Prussian military pilot badge
Iron Cross of 1914, 1st and 2nd class
Pour le Mérite
Knight's Cross with Swords of the House Order of Hohenzollern,
Military Merit Cross (Austria-Hungary
"MY MEMORIAL WAS MADE SEPTEMBER 2012"
A duplicate was made by find a grave member :
Tim Reynolds
Added: 29 Mar 2015
Memorial ID: 144354106
Erich was a cadet in 1914 when he participated in combat with the infantry Regiment Nr 141 of the Imperial German Army. Later in 1914 he had received a commissioned from the Imperial German Army in October, and was decorated for a wound he had received. In 1915 he received the Iron Cross 1st Class for saving five wounded men.
Erich transferred to Imperial Germany Army Air Service (known as Luftstreitkrafte for WWI) as an observer 1915.
August 08, the Allied Forces launched the war's final offensive against the Germans. The British Royal Air Force led the assault, and Löwenhardt downed three of their airplanes. On the 9th, he shot down two more. On the 10th, flying despite a badly sprained ankle, Löwenhardt launched his yellow Fokker D.VII on a mid-day sortie leading a patrol heavily weighted with rookie pilots. He encountered No. 56 Squadron RAF and shot down a Royal Aircraft Factory SE.5a over Chaulnes, France at 1215 hours for his 54th victory. In the aftermath of the combat, he collided with another German pilot, Leutnant Alfred Wenz from Jasta 11. Löwenhardt's Fokker's landing gear slammed the upper right wing on Wenz's D.VII. Both pilots' planes were equipped with parachutes and both pilots bailed out. Erich Löwenhardt's chute failed to open, and the fall killed him.
Awards and decorations
Prussian military pilot badge
Iron Cross of 1914, 1st and 2nd class
Pour le Mérite
Knight's Cross with Swords of the House Order of Hohenzollern,
Military Merit Cross (Austria-Hungary
"MY MEMORIAL WAS MADE SEPTEMBER 2012"
A duplicate was made by find a grave member :
Tim Reynolds
Added: 29 Mar 2015
Memorial ID: 144354106
Erich transferred to Imperial Germany Army Air Service (known as Luftstreitkrafte for WWI) as an observer 1915.
August 08, the Allied Forces launched the war's final offensive against the Germans. The British Royal Air Force led the assault, and Löwenhardt downed three of their airplanes. On the 9th, he shot down two more. On the 10th, flying despite a badly sprained ankle, Löwenhardt launched his yellow Fokker D.VII on a mid-day sortie leading a patrol heavily weighted with rookie pilots. He encountered No. 56 Squadron RAF and shot down a Royal Aircraft Factory SE.5a over Chaulnes, France at 1215 hours for his 54th victory. In the aftermath of the combat, he collided with another German pilot, Leutnant Alfred Wenz from Jasta 11. Löwenhardt's Fokker's landing gear slammed the upper right wing on Wenz's D.VII. Both pilots' planes were equipped with parachutes and both pilots bailed out. Erich Löwenhardt's chute failed to open, and the fall killed him.
Awards and decorations
Prussian military pilot badge
Iron Cross of 1914, 1st and 2nd class
Pour le Mérite
Knight's Cross with Swords of the House Order of Hohenzollern,
Military Merit Cross (Austria-Hungary
"MY MEMORIAL WAS MADE SEPTEMBER 2012"
A duplicate was made by find a grave member :
Tim Reynolds
Added: 29 Mar 2015
Memorial ID: 144354106
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