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Yury Gilsher

1894 – 1917

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Cavalry Second Lieutenant Yury Vladimirovich Gilsher (Russian: Ю́рий Влади́мирович Ги́лшер) (27 November 1894 – 20 July 1917) was a Russian fighter ace of World War I. Initially a cavalryman, but then an airman, Gilsher overcame two serious injuries to become an ace. After suffering a fracture of both bones in his right forearm, he later lost a foot to amputation because of a crash. He returned to duty with a prosthetic foot. Gilsher rose to his unit's command and scored five victories between April and July 1917 before being killed in action on 20 July 1917.

Name
Yury Gilsher
Locality
Бучач, Ucraina
Born
27 noiembrie 1894
Died
20 iulie 1917
Age
22 years
From
Moscova
Location
Cimitir Бучач ↗
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Cemetery
Cimitir Бучач
Locality
Бучач
Country
Ucraina
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