Georg Zeumer (7 March 1890 – 17 June 1917) was a German World War I fighter pilot known primarily as the man who taught the Red Baron to fly.

Georg Zeumer was born in Mikołów, Poland, on 7 March 1890, to a family of factory owners.

[2] He joined the German flying service in August, and served with Feldflieger Abteilung 4 (Field Flyer Detachment 4, or FFA 4).

[4]: 81  At some point he also received an Ehrenbecher, or "honor cup",[2] one of many engraved silver goblets given as awards to German airmen.

[5] From May to August 1915, Zeumer flew on the Eastern Front with Feldflieger Abteilung 69 (FFA 69), where he befriended Manfred von Richthofen, better known as the Red Baron.

Although only slightly injured by the crash, he broke his right thigh in a car accident while being transported out,[7]: 95  under what Richthofen described as "quite stupid circumstances.

"[6]: 47 At some point Zeumer was promoted to Oberleutnant, the highest lieutenant officer rank in the German armed forces.

I continued firing and he burst into flames and continued to dive for about 4,000 feet and disappeared.Manfred von Richthofen mentioned Zeumer's death in a letter later published in Ein Heldenleben, a 1920 compilation of his autobiography (The Red Fighter Pilot) and related writings.

Historian Norman Franks quotes the passage in his book Jasta Boelcke: [4]: 91 Yesterday, Zeumer was killed in air combat.