"German Empire" . . "German flying ace" . . . "1945-03-03Z"^^ . "1893Z"^^ . . . "Karl Thom"@en . . "1911Z"^^ . "1893-05-19Z"^^ . . "Leutnant Karl Thom (19 May 1893 \u2013 3 March 1945), was a German World War I fighter ace credited with 27 victories. He was decorated with both his nation's highest decorations for valor, the Military Merit Cross as an enlisted soldier, and the Pour le M\u00E9rite after he was commissioned as an officer. He was one of only four German aces of World War I to achieve this double award."@en . "1945Z"^^ . . "Thom, Karl"@en . "1918Z"^^ . . .