Walter Krupinski was a German Luftwaffe fighter ace in World War II and a senior West German Air Force officer during the Cold War. He was one of the highest-scoring pilots in the war, credited with 197 victories in 1,100 sorties. He was called by his fellow pilots Graf Punski due to his Prussian origins.
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Courtyard Lyceum Hosianum, today a vocational school
Map indicating Operation Barbarossa's attack plan
Günther Rall after his 200th aerial victory. Walter Krupinski (second from right) standing to his left.
Krupinski (left) and German flying ace Erich Hartmann (right) meeting American flying aces Hubert Zemke (second from left) and Bud Mahurin (1963)Awards 5
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Walter Krupinski was a German Luftwaffe fighter ace in World War II and a senior West German Air Force officer during the Cold War. He was one of the highest-scoring pilots in the war, credited with 197 victories in 1,100 sorties. He was called by his fellow pilots Graf Punski due to his Prussian origins. Krupinski was one of the first to fly the Messerschmitt Me 262 jet fighter in combat as a member of Jagdverband 44 led by Adolf Galland.
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