Josef Priller

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German military officer Luftwaffe personnel fighter ace human

Josef Priller was a renowned German Luftwaffe fighter ace of World War II, best known for his leadership and his famous low-level strafing attack on Allied forces during the D-Day landings.

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Predicate	Object
instanceOf	German military officer → Luftwaffe personnel → fighter ace → human →
aerialVictories	101 confirmed aerial victories →
aircraftFlown	Focke-Wulf Fw 190 → Messerschmitt Bf 109 →
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 →
causeOfDeath	heart attack → myocardial infarction →
conflict	World War II →
countryOfCitizenship	Germany → Nazi Germany →
dateOfBirth	1915-07-27 →
dateOfDeath	1961-05-20 →
familyName	Priller →
givenName	Josef →
memberOf	Jagdgeschwader 26 "Schlageter" →
militaryBranch	Luftwaffe →
militaryRank	Colonel → Oberst →
name	Josef Priller →
notableEvent	strafing attack on Sword Beach on 6 June 1944 →
notableFor	D-Day low-level strafing attack with his wingman Heinz Wodarczyk → leadership of Jagdgeschwader 26 →
notableWork	low-level strafing attack on Allied forces on D-Day →
numberOfAerialVictories	101 →
occupation	fighter pilot → military officer →
placeOfBirth	German Empire → Ingolstadt → Kingdom of Bavaria →
placeOfDeath	Bavaria → Böbing → West Germany →
positionHeld	Geschwaderkommodore of Jagdgeschwader 26 → Gruppenkommandeur in Jagdgeschwader 26 →
sexOrGender	male →
theaterOfOperations	Battle of Britain → Defense of the Reich → Western Front →

Referenced by (3)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Josef Priller →	name
Jagdgeschwader 26 →	notableCommander
Jagdgeschwader 26 →	notableMember