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Aerial victory standards of World War I Viktor Schobinger was born in
Ulm,
Alb-Donau district, the
Kingdom of Württemberg, in the
German Empire on 30 April 1893. His original military service was in a machine gun company. However, he reported to
Fliegerersatz-Abteilung (Replacement Detachment) 10 at
Böblingen for pilot's training on 19 October 1916. He soloed in an
LVG before being transferred to
Armee-Flug-Park (Army Flight Park) 6 on 15 March 1917. Schobinger continued to score until 31 October 1917, when he tallied his eighth victory. On 15 November 1917, Schobinger suffered a serious wound to his foot while in combat. Schobinger would finish out the war on instruction duty. Schobinger had been awarded both classes of the
Iron Cross; during 1918, he was also awarded the Knight's Cross with Swords of the
House Order of Hohenzollern. Viktor Schobinger would return to battle during
World War II, commanding a bomber squadron in the
Luftwaffe. He died on 24 May 1989. ==Sources of information==