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Adolf Galland

1912 - 1996

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Adolf Josef Ferdinand Galland (19 March 1912 – 9 February 1996) was a German Luftwaffe general and flying ace who served throughout the Second World War in Europe. He flew 705 combat missions and fought on the Western Front and in the Defence of the Reich. On four occasions, he survived being shot down, and he was credited with 104 aerial victories, all of them against the Western Allies. Galland, who was born in Westerholt, Province of Westphalia, Kingdom of Prussia, in the German Empire, became a glider pilot in 1929 before he joined the Luft Hansa. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Adolf Galland is the 8th most popular pilot (down from 6th in 2019), the 632nd most popular biography from Germany (down from 539th in 2019) and the most popular German Pilot.

Adolf Galland was a German fighter pilot and general officer in the Luftwaffe during World War II. He was one of the leading German fighter pilots, achieving 102 aerial victories, all of them against the Western Allies. He was also a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves, Swords and Diamonds, Nazi Germany's highest military decoration.

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Among pilots, Adolf Galland ranks 8 out of 71. Before him are Amelia Earhart, Roland Garros, Wolfram Freiherr von Richthofen, Chesley Sullenberger, Sabiha Gökçen, and Hanna Reitsch. After him are Ernst Udet, Sir Arthur Harris, 1st Baronet, Francis Gary Powers, Ivan Kozhedub, Hermann Graf, and Chuck Yeager.

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Among people born in 1912, Adolf Galland ranks 36. Before him are Maria Mandl, Roy Sullivan, Sergiu Celibidache, Edward Mills Purcell, Tibor Sekelj, and Leonid Kantorovich. After him are Juan Pujol García, Patrick White, Julius Axelrod, Woody Guthrie, Karl Malden, and Pierre Boulle. Among people deceased in 1996, Adolf Galland ranks 26. Before him are Joan Clarke, Tiny Tim, Silvio Piola, Paul Erdős, René Lacoste, and Sergiu Celibidache. After him are Odysseas Elytis, Magda Schneider, William Vickrey, René Clément, Artur Axmann, and Solomon Asch.

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In Germany

Among people born in Germany, Adolf Galland ranks 632 out of 7,253. Before him are Elsa Einstein (1876), Franz Boas (1858), Ernst Mayr (1904), Wolfgang Petersen (1941), Kurt Weill (1900), and Walter Baade (1893). After him are Klaus Mann (1906), Helmut Newton (1920), Hans Jonas (1903), Wilhelm Mohnke (1911), Anneliese Michel (1952), and Gabriele Münter (1877).

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Among PILOTS In Germany

Among pilots born in Germany, Adolf Galland ranks 1. After him are Ernst Udet (1896), Hermann Graf (1912), Mathias Rust (1968), Helmut Wick (1915), and Gotthard Handrick (1908).

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