Otto Jäger

Oberleutnant Otto Jäger (6 April 1894 – 19 August 1917) was an Austro-Hungarian World War I flying ace credited with seven aerial victories. He entered the war in 1914 as an infantry officer. By mid-1915, he had suffered three serious wounds fighting on the Russian Front, winning the Military Merit Medal, Silver Medal for Bravery, and the German War Service Medal. Invalided from front line service to training duties, Jäger trained as an aerial observer. Posted back to the Russian Front to fly with Fliegerkompanie 10 (Flik 10) in early 1916, Jäger scored his fifth victory on 2 August 1916. He was awarded the Silver Military Merit Medal, the Military Merit Cross, and the German Iron Cross Second Class.

After training as a pilot for the rest of 1916, Jäger returned to the Russian Front to score his sixth victory on 20 July 1917. He was then transferred to a fighter squadron in Italy, where he shot down an Italian Nieuport on 19 August 1917. Shortly thereafter, Otto Jäger was shot down and killed by another Nieuport. He was then awarded his highest honor, the Order of the Iron Crown.