Otto Parschau
1890–1916 (age 26)
Biography
Otto Parschau was a German fighter pilot who served during World War I, a conflict that transformed aerial warfare and established aviation as a critical component of modern military strategy. As a fighter pilot, Parschau was among the skilled aviators who engaged in the dangerous and rapidly evolving aerial combat of the Great War.
Parschau's service ended with his death in 1916 at the age of 26. He was laid to rest in the Saint-Quentin German Military Cemetery, where he is remembered among the many who made the ultimate sacrifice during the First World War.