Ernst Leman

Ensign Ernst Krislanovich Leman (1894–1917) was a Russian World War I flying ace credited with five aerial victories.

Biography Ernst Krislanovich Leman was born in 1894 to a middle class Lutheran family in Latvia. Leman enlisted as a Private on 14 November 1914. He was sent to Odessa for aviation training. By Spring 1915, he had become a flight cadet. Eventually, he was graduated as a pilot on 29 June 1916; he was rated as a Podpraporshchik. On 29 July 1916, he was posted to the 19th Corps Fighter Detachment near Lutsk.

On 22 August 1916, Leman chased off an enemy plane acting as artillery spotter. His feat was noted in the daily official army communique. It was the start of a series of valorous feats that resulted in the award of the Order of Saint George Fourth Class on 9 January 1917.

Nieuport Fokker monoplane Crashlanded Sarniki Victory shared with Alexander Kazakov

Nieuport 17 Rumpler C.I Aircraft and crew captured after crashlanding Nizhnev Victory shared with Alexander Kazakov

Nieuport Enemy aircraft Victory shared with Ivan Smirnov

Nieuport Enemy two-seater Vicinity of Gusiatina Shared victory

Honors and awards Cross of St. George, 4th class: January 1917 Order of St. Anna, 4th class: ca July 1917 Order of St. Stanislaus, 3rd Class with Swords and Bow: 20 September 1917 Order of Saint George Fourth Class: 13 November 1917

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