Erich Hartmann

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German military personnel fighter ace human military aviator

Erich Hartmann was a German World War II fighter ace who holds the record for the highest number of aerial victories in history.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf German military personnel →
fighter ace →
human →
military aviator →
aerialVictories 352 →
aircraftFlown Messerschmitt Bf 109 →
airForceServiceNumber unknown →
allegiance Nazi Germany →
awardReceived German Cross in Gold →
Iron Cross →
Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross →
surface form: "Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves, Swords and Diamonds"
burialPlace Weil im Schönbuch cemetery →
causeOfDeath heart failure →
conflict World War II →
countryOfCitizenship Germany →
Nazi Germany →
dateOfBirth 1922-04-19 →
dateOfDeath 1993-09-20 →
era 20th century →
ethnicGroup ethnic German →
familyName Hartmann →
givenName Erich Bey →
surface form: "Erich"
heldBy Soviet Union →
languageSpoken German →
laterOccupation Bundesluftwaffe officer →
civilian flight instructor →
militaryBranch Luftwaffe →
name Erich Hartmann →
nickname Bubi →
The Black Devil →
notableAchievement most successful fighter ace in aerial warfare history →
notableFor highest number of aerial victories in history →
notableWork autobiographical accounts of his wartime experiences →
numberOfChildren 1 →
occupation fighter pilot →
military officer →
placeOfBirth Weissach, Württemberg, Germany →
placeOfDeath Weil im Schönbuch, Baden-Württemberg, Germany →
rank Major →
servedIn Jagdgeschwader 52 →
German Air Force →
surface form: "West German Air Force"
sexOrGender male →
spouse Ursula Paetsch →
theatreOfOperations Eastern Front →
wasPrisonerOfWar true →
yearsOfService 1940–1945 →

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Erich Hartmann → name → Erich Hartmann →
Fighter Wing 52 → notableMember → Erich Hartmann →
JG 52 → notableMember → Erich Hartmann →
Jagdgeschwader 52 → notableMember → Erich Hartmann →
Luftwaffe → notablePilot → Erich Hartmann →
Messerschmitt Bf 109 → usedByAce → Erich Hartmann →