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Günther Rall

1918 - 2009

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Günther Rall (10 March 1918 – 4 October 2009) was a highly decorated German military aviator, officer and General, whose military career spanned nearly forty years. Rall was the third most successful fighter pilot in aviation history, behind Gerhard Barkhorn, who is second, and Erich Hartmann, who is first. Rall was born in Gaggenau, the German Empire, in March 1918. Rall grew up in the Weimar Republic. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Günther Rall is the 445th most popular military personnel (down from 400th in 2019), the 1,116th most popular biography from Germany (down from 955th in 2019) and the 84th most popular German Military Personnel.

Günther Rall is most famous for being a German fighter pilot and the third most successful fighter ace in history. He was awarded the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves, Swords and Diamonds.

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Among MILITARY PERSONNELS

Among military personnels, Günther Rall ranks 445 out of 2,058. Before him are Zinovy Rozhestvensky, August Neidhardt von Gneisenau, Petre Dumitrescu, Thrasybulus, Karl Mack von Leiberich, and Archduke Karl Ferdinand of Austria. After him are Horatius Cocles, Heinrich von Vietinghoff, Sergei Skripal, José Sanjurjo, François-Henri de Montmorency, duc de Luxembourg, and Lucius Artorius Castus.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1918, Günther Rall ranks 60. Before him are Pavlik Morozov, Robert Walker, André Bazin, Lila Kedrova, João Figueiredo, and Anna Mani. After him are Patricio Aylwin, Maharishi Mahesh Yogi, Yigal Allon, Edwin G. Krebs, Rosemary Kennedy, and Sam Walton. Among people deceased in 2009, Günther Rall ranks 45. Before him are Leszek Kołakowski, Norman Borlaug, Natasha Richardson, Ralf Dahrendorf, Tavo Burat, and Ephraim Katzir. After him are Edwin G. Krebs, Juan Almeida Bosque, Marek Edelman, Patrick McGoohan, Rafael Caldera, and Pavel Popovich.

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In Germany

Among people born in Germany, Günther Rall ranks 1,116 out of 7,253. Before him are Niko Kovač (1971), Wilhelmine of Prussia, Margravine of Brandenburg-Bayreuth (1709), Heinrich Schwabe (1789), Karl Mack von Leiberich (1752), Rodolphe Seeldrayers (1876), and Georg Böhm (1661). After him are Karl-Heinz Schnellinger (1939), Fritz Haarmann (1879), Peter Sloterdijk (1947), Ernst Schröder (1841), Friedrich Ludwig Jahn (1778), and Michael Wolgemut (1434).

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Among MILITARY PERSONNELS In Germany

Among military personnels born in Germany, Günther Rall ranks 84. Before him are Günther Lütjens (1889), Günther Prien (1908), Reinhard Scheer (1863), Carl-Heinrich von Stülpnagel (1886), August Neidhardt von Gneisenau (1760), and Karl Mack von Leiberich (1752). After him are Heinrich von Vietinghoff (1887), Georg-Hans Reinhardt (1887), Friedrich Dollmann (1882), Johannes Frießner (1892), Levin August von Bennigsen (1745), and Josef Harpe (1887).

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