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gptkbp:instanceOf
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gptkb:Baronet
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gptkbp:aircraft
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gptkb:Focke-Wulf_Fw_190
Yes
over 3,000
Messerschmitt Bf 109
Messerschmitt Me 262
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gptkbp:awards
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gptkb:Oak_Leaves_to_the_Knight's_Cross
gptkb:Knight's_Cross_of_the_Iron_Cross
gptkb:Swords_to_the_Knight's_Cross
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gptkbp:battle
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gptkb:Eastern_Front
gptkb:Battle_of_Britain
gptkb:Western_Front
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gptkbp:born
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September 19, 1912
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gptkbp:burialPlace
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Cemetery_in_Burgau
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gptkbp:children
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3
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gptkbp:commanded
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gptkb:Luftwaffe_Fighter_Force
Jagdgeschwader 26
Jagdgeschwader 51
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gptkbp:died
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February 9, 1996
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gptkbp:famousQuote
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"The fighter is the king of the battlefield."
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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Adolf Galland
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gptkbp:influencedBy
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gptkb:Hugo_Junkers
gptkb:Hermann_Göring
gptkb:Erhard_Milch
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gptkbp:knownFor
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World_War_II_aviation
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gptkbp:legacy
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Portrayal in films and literature
Influence on modern air combat tactics
Role_in_Luftwaffe_history
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gptkbp:militaryRank
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gptkb:Luftwaffe
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gptkbp:nationality
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German
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gptkbp:notableFeature
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gptkb:Erich_Hartmann
gptkb:Wolfgang_Späte
Hans-Joachim Marseille
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gptkbp:participants
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104 aerial victories
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gptkbp:placeOfBirth
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gptkb:Wehrstedt,_Germany
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gptkbp:placeOfDeath
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gptkb:Burgau,_Germany
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gptkbp:postWarCareer
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Author
Public speaker
Aviation consultant
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gptkbp:rank
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Generalmajor
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gptkbp:servedIn
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gptkb:Spanish_Civil_War
gptkb:World_War_II
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gptkbp:serviceYears
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1932–1945
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gptkbp:spouse
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gptkb:Hildegard_Galland
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