Gerhard Barkhorn

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German military personnel of World War II Luftwaffe personnel fighter ace human

Gerhard Barkhorn was a German Luftwaffe fighter ace of World War II, credited with 301 aerial victories, making him the second-highest scoring fighter ace in history.

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	German military personnel of World War II → Luftwaffe personnel → fighter ace → human →
aerialVictories	301 →
awardReceived	Front Flying Clasp of the Luftwaffe in Gold → German Cross in Gold → Honour Goblet of the Luftwaffe → 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 → Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves and Swords →
causeOfDeath	traffic collision →
conflict	World War II →
countryOfCitizenship	Germany →
countryOfDeath	West Germany →
dateOfBirth	1919-03-20 →
dateOfDeath	1983-01-08 →
familyName	Barkhorn →
givenName	Gerhard →
militaryBranch	Luftwaffe →
militaryRank	Oberstleutnant →
name	Gerhard Barkhorn →
notableFor	being the second-highest scoring fighter ace in history → scoring 301 confirmed aerial victories →
numberOfChildren	2 →
numberOfCombatMissions	over 1100 →
occupation	fighter pilot → military officer →
participatedIn	Battle of France → Defense of the Reich → Operation Barbarossa →
placeOfBirth	East Prussia → Königsberg →
placeOfDeath	Frechen → North Rhine-Westphalia →
postWarOccupation	Bundesluftwaffe officer →
postWarRank	Generalmajor →
servedIn	Bundesluftwaffe → Jagdgeschwader 2 → Jagdgeschwader 52 →
serviceEndYear	1945 →
serviceEntryYear	1937 →
sexOrGender	male →
spouse	Christl Barkhorn →
theaterOfOperations	Eastern Front → Western Front →

Referenced by (5)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Fighter Wing 52 → JG 52 → Jagdgeschwader 52 →	notableMember
Gerhard Barkhorn →	name
Messerschmitt Bf 109 →	usedByAce