Leutnant Peter August Burkard (25 October 1894 – ) was a German World War I flying ace credited with six aerial victories.The Aerodrome website page on Burkard Retrieved on 7 November 2020.
He was a chemistry student during the war Bavaria, Germany, World War I Personnel Rosters, 1914–1918 and later earned his doctorate.New York State, Passenger and Crew Lists, 1917-1967
Military career See also Aerial victory standards of World War I
On 1 June 1918, Burkard was posted to Jagdstaffel 29,Franks et al 1993, p. 91.Note: The prior award of the Second Class Iron Cross was a prerequisite for later award of the First Class. a Fokker D.VII fighter squadron commanded by Harald Auffarth.Franks 2004, p. 27. On the 27th, Burkard staked his first victory claim, which was unconfirmed. He also received the Iron Cross First Class that day. Subsequently, he would score six confirmed victories between 8 August and 16 October 1918.
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Franks, Norman; Bailey, Frank W.; Guest, Russell. Above the Lines: The Aces and Fighter Units of the German Air Service, Naval Air Service and Flanders Marine Corps, 1914–1918. Grub Street, 1993. , .
Franks, Norman. Fokker D VII Aces of World War 1, Part 2. Osprey Publishing, 2004. , 9781841767291.