Karl Thom, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Karl Thom

German flying ace

Date of Birth: 19-May-1893

Place of Birth: Freystadt, Bavaria, Germany

Date of Death: 03-Mar-1945

Profession: military personnel, politician, aircraft pilot

Nationality: Germany

Zodiac Sign: Taurus

Lieutenant Karl Thom (19 May 1893 – 3 March 1945), was a German World War I fighter ace credited with 27 victories.
He was decorated with both his nation's highest decorations for valor, the Military Merit Cross as an enlisted soldier, and the Pour le Mérite after he was commissioned as an officer.
He was one of only four German aces of World War I to achieve this double award.