Leutnant Hans Rosencrantz (9 August 1890 – 6 September 1916) was a German World War I flying ace credited with five aerial victories, shared with his pilot Wilhelm Fahlbusch.

[1] See also Aerial victory standards of World War I Hans Rosencrantz (sometimes called Hermann) was born on 9 August 1890 in Wöllstein, Grand Duchy of Hesse, the German Empire.

In concert with his pilot, Wilhelm Fahlbusch,[3] he shot down four enemy airplanes in early 1916.

[1][2] On 6 September 1916, Rosencrantz and Fahlbusch engaged Sopwith 1 1/2 Strutter two-seater fighters from No.

Credit for their demise was given to Bernard Paul Gascoigne Beanlands, William Sanday, and their observers.