Justus Grassmann
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Lieutenant Justus Grassmann ( – 2 November 1961) was a World War I
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credited with ten aerial victories—seven enemy airplanes and three
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Aerial service

Grassmann originally served with ''Flieger-Abteilung'' (Flier Detachment) 32. He joined '' Jagdstaffel 10'' (Fighter Squadron 10) 10 at the age of 21, on 17 October 1917. He did not score his first win until 5 June 1918; however, he continued to score until November 5, just before the Armistice. He is believed to have shot down and wounded William Samuel Stephenson, (a Canadian pilot, code named "Intrepid" for his later work with British intelligence) on 28 July, ending his combat career.The Aerodrome website page on Stephenso

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References

* ''Above the Lines: The Aces and Fighter Units of the German Air Service, Naval Air Service and Flanders Marine Corps 1914 - 1918'' Norman L. R. Franks, et al. Grub Street, 1993. , . 1961 deaths 1890s births German World War I flying aces {{germany-airforce-bio-stub