List of World War I aces from Lithuania
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The list of World War I flying aces from Lithuania
, at the time a part of the Russian Empire, contains two names, both flew with the Imperial Russian Air Force
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Lithuania
Lithuania , officially the Republic of Lithuania is a country in Northern Europe, the biggest of the three Baltic states. It is situated along the southeastern shore of the Baltic Sea, whereby to the west lie Sweden and Denmark...
, at the time a part of the Russian Empire, contains two names, both flew with the Imperial Russian Air Force
Imperial Russian Air Force
The Imperial Russian Air Force existed in the Russian Empire between 1910 and 1917....
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- EnsignEnsign (rank)Ensign is a junior rank of a commissioned officer in the armed forces of some countries, normally in the infantry or navy. As the junior officer in an infantry regiment was traditionally the carrier of the ensign flag, the rank itself acquired the name....
Grigoriy SukGrigoriy SukPraporshik Grigoriy Suk was a flying ace during World War I. He was credited with nine aerial victories while in military service to the Russian Empire.-Early life:...
was credited with nine confirmed aerial victories while serving with the Imperial Russian Air Force - Praporshik Ernst LemanErnst LemanPraporshik Ernst Krislanovich Leman was a Russian World War I flying ace credited with five aerial victories. Leman enlisted in 1914, but learned to fly a Nieuport only in summer 1916. He scored his first victory in May 1917. After the fifth victory in September, he was severely wounded and was...
was credited with five confirmed aerial victories while in the IRAF.