Walter Krupinski

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Bundeswehr general Luftwaffe personnel fighter ace human

Walter Krupinski was a German Luftwaffe fighter ace of World War II, credited with numerous aerial victories on the Eastern Front and later a senior officer in the postwar West German Air Force.

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Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Bundeswehr general → Luftwaffe personnel → fighter ace → human →
allegiance	Federal Republic of Germany → Nazi Germany →
awardReceived	Front Flying Clasp of the Luftwaffe → 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 → Wound Badge →
conflict	Cold War → World War II →
countryOfCitizenship	Germany → West Germany →
hasRole	ace pilot → senior commander in the Bundeswehr air arm →
languageOfWorkOrName	German →
memberOf	Bundeswehr → Wehrmacht →
militaryBranch	Luftwaffe → West German Air Force →
militaryRank	Generalmajor → Oberstleutnant →
nativeLanguage	German →
notableFor	aerial victories on the Eastern Front → service as a senior officer in the West German Air Force → transition from wartime Luftwaffe ace to postwar Bundeswehr general →
notableWork	high number of confirmed aerial victories →
occupation	fighter pilot → military officer →
partOf	German fighter aviation in World War II →
positionHeld	senior officer in the West German Air Force →
serviceNumber	Luftwaffe fighter units →
sexOrGender	male →
theaterOfOperations	Eastern Front → Western Front →

Referenced by (3)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Fighter Wing 52 → JG 52 → Jagdgeschwader 52 →	notableMember