vonKramer


		Birthdate: 1972 Enlistment: March 22, 2008 Country: United States Time Zone: Eastern (GMT-5) Service Area: Communications and Technical Resources
Biography/personal description: Born to a family of obscure Bavarian nobles, Alfred Edward von Kramer was always known for his unflappable manner, and cheerful disposition. At the outbreak of WWI he joined the Special Services as a stand up comic, doing brutal impressions of famous Allied aviators for front line troops. A clerical error in 1917 saw him mistakenly transferred to prestigious Jasta 5 where in the space of a week he set a unit record for crashing 5 D.IIs on 5 straight sorties. However on the 5th sortie he mistook a country road for his home aerodrome and landed on top of an automobile carrying General Adolphus Moutarde, who was out surveying his lines. Alfred survived. Moutarde did not. With their commander dead, the French XXXX corps’ morale sank and they mutinied; which stalled a major Allied offensive. For his fortuitous bad piloting he received an immediate discharge, and the Orden Pour le Merite. It’s rumored that after WWII he changed his name to Alfredo Kleinman and was briefly Air Vice Marshall of the Argentinean Air Force…before moving to America and starting a humor magazine in the 1950’s under the name "Neuman". The man behind the keyboard: I currently reside in the woods of northern Westchester County, New York with my beloved wife and young son. I’m a complete history freak with an acute passion for all things military, especially the minutia of the World Wars. I’ve been flying combat sims since the early 80’s, with all those lovely Microprose titles on my C64. I eventually graduated to an Amiga (anyone remember Cinemaware’s "Wings"?), and later ro a PC where I started playing a lot of Dynamix titles (all the Aces series)including Red Baron. While my multiplayer flight sim experience is limited, my eagerness to become a credit to my Jasta and a friend to my comrades isn't. When I’m not at the Fliegerschule or Bierstube, I’m usually writing, reading, filming some gibberish, or playing hockey.
Aerial Victories		Ground Victories
Planes	Balloons	Bombing	Recon
3		3

Basic Training Complete - Promoted to Flieger
Intermediate Training Complete - Promoted to Gefreiter
	Carl Eduard Medal As a military award, the Oval Silver Duke Carl Eduard Medal with Crown and Sword Clasp, may be included in the same category as the Prussian Iron Cross, as it was awarded without regard to rank. However, there were other limitations that made the award much rarer. Among them, the recipient was to have already received the Iron Cross 1st Class and whichever grade of the Ducal Saxe-Ernestine House Order, Merit Cross or Merit Medals he would have been eligible for based on his rank. These requirements were occasionally waived, however (the medal's most famous recipient, the Red Baron, Manfred Freiherr von Richtofen, had no special connection to Saxe-Coburg-Gotha and had not yet received the Ducal Saxe-Ernestine House Order when he was decorated with it). Awarded in recognition of your to the Jasta in providing communications and server resources.
	Wilhelm Ernst War Cross Grand Duke Wilhelm Ernst founded the Wilhelm Ernst War Cross on June 10, 1915. It was awarded without regard to rank, but otherwise had strict requirements: the recipient must have already received the Iron Cross 1st Class. Awarded in recognition of your generosity in service and resources to command HQ which significantly benefit all of the Jagdstaffel.
	Ehrenbecher (Cup of Honour) A special award given from the Rittmeister himself, the Ehrenbecher was designed by Manfred von Richthofen. This award is to be ceremoniously given to each pilot that scores his first kill. Awarded in recognition for the first confirmed aerial victory in RBWL VIII.
	Iron Cross 2nd Class The Iron Cross was awarded in three Classes: the Grand Cross ("Grosskreuz") for senior commanders (only 5 awarded), 2nd Class for individual merit in combat (5 million), and the 1st Class for acts of heroism or bravery in combat (1 million). The Eisernes Kreuz all looked the same, it's where you wore them that told the difference: Grand Cross around the neck, 1st Class pinned to the left side of the tunic about two inches above the belt, and for the 2nd Class, you merely wore the ribbon looped through the second button hole in the front of the uniform. The Iron Cross has the distinction of being one of the few Prussian awards handed out to both officers and enlisted men equally - probably because of it's long history as an award for valor. The Iron Cross, 2nd Class, usually came after a few successful missions (for 2-seater pilots) or the first few "kills" for a Kampflieger. Awarded in recognition for your second aerial victory during RBWL VIII.
	Kaiser Wings Red Baron World League VIII participation.