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Heinrich Bär

1913 - 1957

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Oskar-Heinrich "Pritzl" Bär (pronounced [ˈhaɪnʁɪç ˈbɛːɐ̯]; 25 May 1913 – 28 April 1957) was a German Luftwaffe flying ace who served throughout World War II in Europe. Bär flew more than one thousand combat missions, and fought in the Western, Eastern and Mediterranean theatres. On 18 occasions he survived being shot down, and according to records in the German Federal Archives, he claimed to have shot down 228 enemy aircraft and was credited with 208 aerial victories, 16 of which were in a Messerschmitt Me 262 jet fighter. Sources credit him with 220 – 96 on Eastern Theatre and 124 on Western Theatre – up to 222 aerial victories may also be possible. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Heinrich Bär is the 989th most popular military personnel (up from 998th in 2019), the 2,515th most popular biography from Germany (down from 2,412th in 2019) and the 180th most popular German Military Personnel.

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Among MILITARY PERSONNELS

Among military personnels, Heinrich Bär ranks 989 out of 2,058. Before him are Gainas, Burkhard Christoph von Münnich, Juliusz Rómmel, Lala Şahin Pasha, Pavel Rybalko, and Duke Alexander of Württemberg. After him are Georgios Karaiskakis, Huijong of Goryeo, William Howe, 5th Viscount Howe, Qin Liangyu, Takasugi Shinsaku, and Yakov Pavlov.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1913, Heinrich Bär ranks 127. Before him are Abraham Sutzkever, Hélio Gracie, Alfred Bester, Pedro Gastão of Orléans-Braganza, Ed Ablowich, and Géza Kalocsay. After him are Lucien Goldmann, Nina Schenk Gräfin von Stauffenberg, Anthony Quayle, Peko Dapčević, Nikolai Amosov, and Sourou-Migan Apithy. Among people deceased in 1957, Heinrich Bär ranks 96. Before him are Prince Franz of Bavaria, Gheorghe Tătărescu, Claude Farrère, Wilhelm Filchner, Eugène Schueller, and Karl Genzken. After him are Valery Larbaud, Umberto Saba, Musidora, Luigi Ganna, Hasui Kawase, and Rudolf Weigl.

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In Germany

Among people born in Germany, Heinrich Bär ranks 2,516 out of 7,253. Before him are Friedrich Christian Diez (1794), Martin Sandberger (1911), Marianne Sägebrecht (1945), Wieland Wagner (1917), Adalbert of Hamburg (1000), and Marco Reus (1989). After him are Sophia Hedwig of Brunswick-Lüneburg (1592), Klaus Wolfermann (1946), Heinrich Kiepert (1818), Johann Georg Wagler (1800), Paul Giesler (1895), and Louis II, Grand Duke of Baden (1824).

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Among MILITARY PERSONNELS In Germany

Among military personnels born in Germany, Heinrich Bär ranks 180. Before him are Reiner Stahel (1892), Dietrich Kraiss (1889), Wilhelm Marschall (1886), Fritz Klingenberg (1912), Hans von Obstfelder (1886), and Burkhard Christoph von Münnich (1683). After him are Karl Friedrich von Steinmetz (1796), Joachim Schepke (1912), Karl-Jesko von Puttkamer (1900), Hans Hartwig von Beseler (1850), Karl Ernst (1904), and Otto von Lossow (1868).

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