Leutnant Hans-Georg August von der Osten (9 September 1895 – 27 March 1987) began his career as a World War I flying ace credited with five aerial victories.
[1] See also Aerial victory standards of World War I Hans-Georg von der Osten was born on 9 September 1895 in Witzmitz.
Details are lacking about his primary pilot training, but on 1 August he was posted to Fliegerersatz-Abteilung 38 (Replacement Detachment 38) as a flight leader.
[2] In February 1917, he began a spell as a flight instructor at Breslau before transferring to a combat unit, fighter squadron Jagdstaffel 11 on 10 August.
He would shoot down four more enemy airplanes during the rest of the year, with a victory over a Sopwith Camel on 15 December making him an ace.