Background
Hans Kirschstein was born 5 August 1896 in Koblenz, in the Prussian Rhine Province of Germany.
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Education
Hans first attended school in Gummersbach, from 1907 in Gross-Lichterfelde near Berlin.
Career
His father headed the provincial government. In August 1914 he joined the German Army as a combat engineer in the Prussian 3rd Pioneer Battalion von Rauch (1st Brandeburgian) in Spandau. He served in France and Galicia.
In the latter assignment, he contracted malaria in 1915.
He was invalided home to recuperate, returning to duty in December 1915. In February 1916, he applied for transfer to aviation duty.
His transfer was granted and he took pilot"s training at Schliessheim in May 1916. Upon graduation, he flew bombing raids for FA 19.
Some of these raids were among the earliest examples of air attacks upon tanks.
In 1917, he continued his service as a two seater pilot, moving on to FA 256, and from there to FA 3.
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July 16, 1918 (aged 21)