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Paul Billik (1891-1926) was a German First World War fighter ace credited with 31 confirmed aerial victories. He scored his first four aerial victories with Jagdstaffel 12. Transferred to another fighter squadron, Jagdstaffel 7, he shot down four more enemy airplanes, to end 1917 with eight victories. Promoted to command of Jagdstaffel 52 on 28 December 1917, he would score 23 more aerial victories while leading this squadron, until he was shot down and taken prisoner on 10 August 1918.