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Walter Nowotny

1920 - 1944

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Walter Nowotny (7 December 1920 – 8 November 1944) was an Austrian-born fighter ace of the Luftwaffe in World War II. He is credited with 258 aerial victories—that is, 258 aerial combat encounters resulting in the destruction of the enemy aircraft—in 442 combat missions. Nowotny achieved 255 of these victories on the Eastern Front and three while flying one of the first jet fighters, the Messerschmitt Me 262, in the Defense of the Reich. He scored most of his victories in the Focke-Wulf Fw 190, and approximately 50 in the Messerschmitt Bf 109. Nowotny scored an "ace in a day" on multiple occasions, shooting down at least five airplanes on the same day, including two occurrences of "double-ace in a day" (scored at least ten kills) in mid-1943. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Walter Nowotny is the 437th most popular military personnel (down from 424th in 2019), the 277th most popular biography from Austria (down from 251st in 2019) and the 14th most popular Austrian Military Personnel.

Walter Nowotny is most famous for his work in the field of quantum physics. He is also well known for his contribution to the development of the theory of nuclear fusion.

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Among MILITARY PERSONNELS

Among military personnels, Walter Nowotny ranks 437 out of 2,058. Before him are Leonid Govorov, Carl-Heinrich von Stülpnagel, Vjekoslav Luburić, George I Rákóczi, Pavel Nakhimov, and Giovanni Messe. After him are Lü Meng, Zinovy Rozhestvensky, August Neidhardt von Gneisenau, Petre Dumitrescu, Thrasybulus, and Karl Mack von Leiberich.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1920, Walter Nowotny ranks 67. Before him are Ștefan Kovács, Takashi Kano, Shelley Winters, Kathleen Cavendish, Marchioness of Hartington, César Rodríguez Álvarez, and Isaac Stern. After him are George Armitage Miller, Chiara Lubich, Dave Brubeck, Maureen O'Hara, Timothy Leary, and John Harsanyi. Among people deceased in 1944, Walter Nowotny ranks 67. Before him are Jean Giraudoux, Mildred Harris, Hans-Valentin Hube, Kasturba Gandhi, Carl-Heinrich von Stülpnagel, and Vera Menchik. After him are George Stinney, Thomas Curtis, Friedrich Dollmann, Otto von Below, E. M. Antoniadi, and Emilio De Bono.

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In Austria

Among people born in Austria, Walter Nowotny ranks 277 out of 1,424. Before him are Thomas Klestil (1932), Walter Kohn (1923), Ernest Augustus, Duke of Brunswick (1887), Clemens Krauss (1893), Joseph Johann Adam, Prince of Liechtenstein (1690), and Karl-Maria Kertbeny (1824). After him are Hans Hollein (1934), Ludwig Ritter von Köchel (1800), Koloman Moser (1868), Countess Georgina von Wilczek (1921), Paul Lazarsfeld (1901), and Michael Hainisch (1858).

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Among MILITARY PERSONNELS In Austria

Among military personnels born in Austria, Walter Nowotny ranks 14. Before him are Lothar Rendulic (1887), Karl Philipp, Prince of Schwarzenberg (1771), Leopold Joseph von Daun (1705), Albrecht, Duke of Württemberg (1865), Archduke Albrecht, Duke of Teschen (1817), and Gustav Wagner (1911). After him are Archduke Karl Ferdinand of Austria (1818), Matthäus Hetzenauer (1924), Franz Böhme (1885), Archduke Leopold Wilhelm of Austria (1614), Karl Silberbauer (1911), and Archduke Joseph Ferdinand of Austria (1872).

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