Air War School Klotzsche
Building in Dresden, Saxony, Germany
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The Air War School Klotzsche (German: Luftkriegsschule Klotzsche) also known as Luftkriegsschule 1 (LKS 1) is a former Luftwaffe school in the Dresden borough of Klotzsche. The Air War School Klotzsche was built in 1935, designed by Ernst Sagebiel and architect Walter and John Krüger. The school was used during the Third Reich. Pilot training ended in October 1944, and the school was disbanded on 5 March 1945.[1]
Commanding officers
Notable graduates
- Hans-Karl Stepp (1914–2006), pilot[3]
- Hans-Joachim Pancherz (1914–2008), test pilot.[4]
- Friedrich-Wilhelm Strakeljahn (1914–1944), fighter ace
- Gustav Rödel (1915–1995) fighter ace[5]
- Ludwig Meister (1919–2011), fighter ace
- Gerhard Barkhorn (1919–1983), fighter ace[6]
- Joachim Müncheberg (1918–1943), fighter ace[7]
- Joachim Kirschner (1920–1943), fighter ace[8][9]
