Werner Mölders

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Werner Mölders was a leading German Luftwaffe fighter ace of World War II, credited with pioneering modern fighter tactics and achieving one of the highest aerial victory counts of the conflict.


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Predicate Object
instanceOf German military aviator
Luftwaffe personnel
fighter ace
human
aircraftFlown Messerschmitt Bf 109
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 Invalidenfriedhof, Berlin
surface form: "Invalidenfriedhof"
causeOfDeath air crash
commanded Jagdgeschwader 51
Jagdgeschwader 53
conflict Spanish Civil War
World War II
countryOfCitizenship Germany
dateOfBirth 1913-03-18
dateOfDeath 1941-11-22
employer Wehrmacht
era 20th century
familyName Mölders
givenName Werner
hasCause air accident during transport flight
militaryBranch Luftwaffe
militaryRank Oberst
militaryUnit Condor Legion
name Werner Mölders
nativeLanguage German
notableAchievement first pilot to achieve 100 aerial victories in World War II
one of the highest aerial victory counts of World War II
notableFor pioneering finger-four fighter formation tactics
notableWork development of modern fighter tactics
numberOfAerialVictories over 100
occupation fighter pilot
military officer
participatedIn Battle of Britain
Condor Legion
surface form: "Condor Legion operations in Spanish Civil War"

Eastern Front air operations
placeOfBirth Gelsenkirchen
German Empire
placeOfDeath Wrocław
surface form: "Breslau"

Nazi Germany
positionHeld General der Jagdflieger
surface form: "Inspector of Fighters of the Luftwaffe"
religion Roman Catholic
sexOrGender male

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Werner Mölders name Werner Mölders
Luftwaffe notablePilot Werner Mölders

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