# Erich Hartmann

> The most lethal fighter pilot in history: 352 confirmed kills across 1,404 combat missions on the Eastern Front, never once shot down by enemy fire. The number alone explains the lasting attention — and the decade he spent in Soviet gulags after the war.

*German officer and fighter pilot during World War II (1922–1993)*

**Canonical URL:** https://fame.am/person/erich-hartmann

## Identity
- **Profile type:** Historical Figure ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q2798645))
- **Category:** Historical Figures
- **Country:** Germany
- **Born:** 1922-04-19
- **Died:** 1993-09-20
- **Status:** deceased
- **Gender:** male

## Bio

Hartmann was a glider pilot before the war; he joined the Luftwaffe in 1940 and finished fighter training in 1942. Posted to JG 52 on the Eastern Front, he learned under veterans and built his tactics mission by mission. By October 1943 he had 148 kills and Germany's Knight's Cross; by August 1944, 301 victories and the nation's highest decoration. His 352nd came on 8 May 1945, hours before surrender. He gave himself up to American forces, who handed him to the Soviets. They convicted him on war crimes charges — a lever to force him into East Germany's air force — and gave him 25 years. He served 10 in the gulags, released in 1955, cleared posthumously in 1997. He joined West Germany's new Luftwaffe in 1956, commanded a fighter wing, then was pushed out in 1970 for opposing the F-104 on safety grounds. He spent his last years teaching civilians to fly.

## Fame
- **Popularity score:** 58.1 / 100
- **Momentum:** 0.0 / 100  (trend: FALLING)
- **Historical depth:** 25.8 / 100
- **Now attention:** 0.0 / 100
- **Source confidence:** 60.0 / 100
- **Profile completeness:** 70.0 / 100

## Topics
#Historical Figures, #Other, #Germany, #Europe, #20th Century

## Sources
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- [Erich Hartmann (aviateur)](https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Erich_Hartmann_(aviateur))
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- [Erix Hartmann](https://az.wikipedia.org/wiki/Erix_Hartmann)
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- [Έριχ Χάρτμαν](https://el.wikipedia.org/wiki/%CE%88%CF%81%CE%B9%CF%87_%CE%A7%CE%AC%CF%81%CF%84%CE%BC%CE%B1%CE%BD)

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