Yury Gilsher
Ю. В. Гилшер | |
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| Born | 27 November 1894 Moscow, Russian Empire |
| Died | 20 July 1917 (aged 22) near Tarnopol, Russian Empire (now Ternopil, Ukraine) |
| Buried | Buchach, Ukraine |
| Allegiance | Russian Empire |
| Branch | Imperial Russian Army Imperial Russian Air Force |
| Years of service | c. 1914–1917 |
| Rank | Cavalry Second Lieutenant |
| Unit | 4th Army Air Detachment 7th Fighter Detachment |
| Commands | 7th Fighter Detachment |
| Awards | Order of St. George Order of St. Vladimir Golden Sword for Bravery Order of St. Anne |
Cavalry Second Lieutenant Yury Vladimirovich Gilsher (Russian: Ю́рий Влади́мирович Ги́лшер) (27 November 1894 – 20 July 1917) was a Russian fighter ace of World War I. Initially a cavalryman, but then an airman, Gilsher overcame two serious injuries to become an ace. After suffering a fracture of both bones in his right forearm, he later lost a foot to amputation because of a crash. He returned to duty with a prosthetic foot. Gilsher rose to his unit's command and scored five victories between April and July 1917 before being killed in action on 20 July 1917.