Adolf Galland
German World War II Luftwafffe general and fighter pilot (1912-1996) · Germany · Died at 83
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Something wrong?Adolf Josef Ferdinand Galland 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.
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Galland trained on a Focke-Wulf Fw 44J
Messerschmitt Bf 109Es, 1940. Galland flew the Bf 109 in air-to-air combat for the first time over France and Belgium.
Galland's Messerschmitt Bf 109E
A BF 109E-3, JG 26. Typical of the aircraft flown by Galland. This example was captured on 30 September 1940. Imperial War Museum Duxford
Galland and Werner Mölders attending Theo Osterkamp's birthday in April 1941.
Galland (front honour guard, left) at Ernst Udet's funeral
Adolf Galland and Günther Lützow in ItalyAwards
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Adolf Josef Ferdinand Galland 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.
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