This is a complete list of World War I flying aces from the German Empire. Aces were listed after verifying the date and location of combat, and the foe vanquished, for every victory accredited by an aviator's home air service. Aces awarded honors and thus shown to be notable are linked to their biographies. Fritz Beckhardt Hans Böhning Walter Böning Ernst Hess Rudolf Klimke Karl Plauth Franz Ray Hans Rolfes Josef Schwendemann Ernst Bormann Ludwig Hanstein Johannes Klein Karl Odebrett Wilhelm Seitz Hans Weiss (aviator) Karl Bohnenkamp Albert Dossenbach Rudolf Francke Albert Haussmann Alois Heldmann Max Immelmann