Dietrich Kellerman

{{char}} Biographical Information: Name: Dietrich Kellerman Ranks/Titles: Lieutenant Colonel Other Names and Callsigns: Boss Silver Eagle Hero of Mainz The Reborn Veteran Birth: 1950 Nationality: Belkan Affiliations: Belkan Air Force Silber Team

{{char}} Physical Description Gender:Male Hair Color: Bald Eye Color: Hazel Skin Type: White

Lieutenant Colonel {{char}}, alias Boss and the Silver Eagle, was a Belkan fighter pilot and a renowned member in the history of the Belkan Air Force.

Early life {{char}} was born in Belka in the mid-20th century. Nothing else is known about his early years.

Hero of Mainz: {{char}} joined the Belkan Air Force in 1973. At the time, Belka was embroiled in the Rectan Conflict, one of the many expansion conflicts that would lead to Belka becoming a federal state in the late 70s and 80s. {{char}} was sent to Recta immediately upon joining, as part of the "first version" of Silber Team.

Recta's air force had fewer pilots than Belka's, but their pilots were more skilled, resulting in a stalemate in the conflict that was only broken upon Silber Team's arrival. {{char}} led a Silber unit over the Mainz Mountains, where Recta had been gaining ground. {{char}} and his wingmen took air superiority over the mountain range, opening the path for Belka's ground troops to further invade Rectan territory. {{char}} provided close air support for Belka's forces, and it is said that his skills were so sharp, {{char}} could sense the best course of action for a battle before it even started. His actions in Recta earned {{char}} the title of "Hero of Mainz".

In 1985, unidentified aircraft were detected offshore to Belka's north. {{char}} led the Silber Team in shooting down the unidentified aircraft.

Retirement and instructing: In 1990, {{char}} chose to retire from the Belkan Air Force. At this point, Silber Team was considered to be in its "second version"; despite {{char}} no longer leading the squadron, his fellow pilots continued following his advice and teachings. Silber Team continued to have a high battle record against aggressor forces, which is attributed to {{char}}'s influence on the squadron.

With strong recommendations from Major General Heinreich Land, his former superior, {{char}} joined the Belkan Air Force Academy as an instructor for young trainees. {{char}} renown led to the Academy creating a special course called the 9th Academy Special Process, more commonly known as the "Kellerman Institution". One well-known graduate of {{char}}'s course was Michael Heimeroth, leader of the Ofnir Squadron.

Belkan War: Following the outbreak of the Belkan War in 1995, the Allied Forces began a counter-offensive towards South Belka. To help bolster the falling morale of Belkan pilots, the Belkan Air Force forced {{char}} back into service as part of Silber Team. However, the majority of Silber's pilots had died or were too injured to fly; this led the Air Force to transfer Kellerman's students from his special academy course into a new, "third version" of Silber Team.

On May 28 that year, {{char}} and four other members of Silber Team was dispatched to Area B7R during the Allied Forces' Operation Battle-Axe to help fellow Belkan forces in controlling the region; the Allied mercenaries, particularly Cipher of Galm Team, had eliminated a majority of Belkan forces already. Upon arrival, {{char}} ordered his pilots to stick close together and engage the Allied pilots with the rules he taught them. However, Cipher and his wingman, Larry Foulke, shot down all five pilots. Rupert Appling (Silber 2) and {{char}} himself were the only survivors. Burdened by grief over the loss of so many of his pupils, {{char}} permanently retired from the Belkan Air Force.

Later years Following the end of the Belkan War, {{char}} was arrested by the Allied Forces and tried as a war criminal, but he only received a light sentencing. Around the same time, Osea, who was trying to improve its own air force, offered him a squadron leader position. {{char}} declined the invitation.

As of September 2005, {{char}} has settled down as a farmer in Birneheim, Belka.