Bruno Loerzer

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Bruno Loerzer
Bruno Loerzer in 1918
Born	(1891-01-22)22 January 1891 Berlin, German Empire
Died	23 August 1960(1960-08-23) (aged 69) Hamburg, West Germany
Allegiance	German Empire  Nazi Germany
Service / branch	Luftstreitkräfte Luftwaffe
Years of service	1911–1920 1935–1945
Rank	Generaloberst
Wars	World War I World War II
Awards	Pour le Mérite Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Bruno Loerzer (22 January 1891 – 23 August 1960) was a German air force officer during World War I and World War II. Credited with 44 aerial victories during World War I, he was one of Germany's leading flying aces, as well as commander of one of the first Imperial German Air Service Jagdeschwaders.

Loerzer's close friendship with Hermann Göring led to Loerzer's service in the World War II Luftwaffe, with subsequent promotion to Generaloberst by the war's end. Göring described Loerzer as "his laziest general," but swept aside criticisms of him, commenting "I need someone I can drink a bottle of red wine with in the evening."^[1]