Adolf Galland

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Luftwaffe officer fighter ace human military commander

Adolf Galland was a renowned German fighter ace and senior Luftwaffe commander during World War II, credited with over 100 aerial victories.

Aliases (3)

Galland ×2
Adolf Josef Ferdinand Galland ×1
Geschwaderkommodore of Jagdgeschwader 26 ×1

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Luftwaffe officer → fighter ace → human → military commander →
aircraftFlown	Messerschmitt Bf 109 → Messerschmitt Me 262 →
allegiance	Nazi Germany →
awardReceived	Front Flying Clasp of the Luftwaffe in Gold → German Cross in Gold → Iron Cross 1st Class → Iron Cross 2nd Class → Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross → Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves → Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves and Swords → Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves, Swords and Diamonds → Spanish Cross in Gold with Swords and Diamonds →
burialPlace	Remagen, Germany →
commanded	Jagdgeschwader 26 "Schlageter" → Jagdverband 44 →
conflict	World War II →
countryOfCitizenship	Germany → Nazi Germany →
dateOfBirth	1912-03-19 →
dateOfDeath	1996-02-09 →
detainedBy	United Kingdom →
familyName	Galland →
fullName	Adolf Josef Ferdinand Galland →
givenName	Adolf →
languageOfWorkOrName	German →
militaryBranch	Luftwaffe →
militaryRank	Generalleutnant →
notableWork	Die Ersten und die Letzten →
numberOfAerialVictories	>100 → approximately 104 →
occupation	author → fighter pilot → military officer → test pilot →
participatedIn	Spanish Civil War →
placeOfBirth	Westerholt, German Empire →
placeOfDeath	Remagen, Germany →
positionHeld	General der Jagdflieger → Inspector of Fighters of the Luftwaffe →
religion	Roman Catholic →
serviceNumberOfSorties	over 700 combat missions →
sexOrGender	male →
wasPrisonerOfWar	yes →
wasWoundedInAction	yes →

Referenced by (10)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Adolf Galland ("Galland") → Antoine Galland ("Galland") →	familyName
Defense against the Combined Bomber Offensive → Jagdgeschwader 26 →	notableCommander
Adolf Galland ("Adolf Josef Ferdinand Galland") →	fullName
Jagdgeschwader 26 →	notableMember
Luftwaffe →	notablePilot
Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross →	notableRecipient
Big Week →	opponentCommander
Gerhard Schöpfel ("Geschwaderkommodore of Jagdgeschwader 26") →	positionHeld