Günther Rall

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Günther Rall was a German Luftwaffe fighter ace of World War II, credited with one of the highest aerial victory scores in aviation history.


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Predicate Object
instanceOf German military officer
Luftwaffe personnel
fighter ace
human
aircraftFlown Messerschmitt Bf 109
allegiance Federal Republic of Germany
Nazi Germany
awardReceived Front Flying Clasp of the Luftwaffe in Gold
German Cross in Gold
Iron Cross (1939) 1st Class
Iron Cross (1939) 2nd Class
Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross
Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves and Swords
Oak Leaves to the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross
Swords to the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross
Wound Badge in Gold
burialPlace Gmund am Tegernsee
conflict World War II
countryOfCitizenship Germany
West Germany
dateOfBirth 1918-03-10
dateOfDeath 2009-10-04
familyName Rall
givenName Günther
languageSpoken German
memberOf Bundesluftwaffe
Wehrmacht
militaryBranch Luftwaffe
militaryRank Generalleutnant
Lieutenant general
notableFor having one of the highest aerial victory scores in aviation history
notableWork World War II aerial victories on the Eastern Front
numberOfAerialVictories 275
occupation fighter pilot
military officer
placeOfBirth Gaggenau
German Empire
Grand Duchy of Baden
placeOfDeath Bad Reichenhall
Bavaria
Germany
positionHeld Inspector of Fighters of the German Air Force (Bundesluftwaffe)
NATO military representative of West Germany
serviceEnd 1975
serviceStart 1936
sexOrGender male
spouse Hertha Schön
theaterOfOperations Eastern Front
Western Front


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