Gerhard Schöpfel

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German military personnel Luftwaffe officer World War II veteran fighter ace human

Gerhard Schöpfel was a German Luftwaffe fighter ace of World War II who became a high-scoring pilot and commander on the Western Front.

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	German military personnel → Luftwaffe officer → World War II veteran → fighter ace → human →
aircraftFlown	Focke-Wulf Fw 190 → Messerschmitt Bf 109 →
allegiance	Nazi Germany →
awardReceived	Front Flying Clasp of the Luftwaffe → German Cross in Gold → Iron Cross 1st Class → Iron Cross 2nd Class → Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross →
conflict	World War II →
countryOfCitizenship	Germany →
dateOfBirth	1912-12-19 →
dateOfDeath	2003-05-17 →
genre	military aviation history →
militaryBranch	Luftwaffe →
militaryRank	Major → Oberstleutnant →
militaryUnit	Jagdgeschwader 26 → Jagdgeschwader 54 →
nativeLanguage	German →
notableEvent	shot down four RAF bombers in one sortie during the Battle of Britain →
notableFor	being a German Luftwaffe fighter ace on the Western Front → high number of aerial victories →
numberOfAerialVictories	45 →
occupation	fighter pilot → military officer →
partOf	Jagdwaffe →
placeOfBirth	Erfurt →
placeOfDeath	Münster →
positionHeld	Geschwaderkommodore of Jagdgeschwader 26 → Gruppenkommandeur in Jagdgeschwader 26 →
serviceEnd	1945 →
serviceStart	1937 →
sexOrGender	male →
theaterOfOperations	Battle of Britain → Western Front →

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Jagdgeschwader 26 →	notableMember