Eric Hartmann

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:Boxer
gptkbp:active_years 1939-1945
gptkbp:aircraft_operated gptkb:Focke-Wulf_Fw_190
gptkb:Messerschmitt_Bf_109
1,404 hours
gptkbp:awarded_for gptkb:Distinguished_Flying_Cross
gptkbp:awards gptkb:Oak_Leaves_to_the_Knight's_Cross
gptkb:German_Cross_in_Gold
gptkb:Knight's_Cross_of_the_Iron_Cross
first to reach 300 aerial victories
last to reach 350 aerial victories
most aerial victories in the Luftwaffe
gptkbp:born April 19, 1922
gptkbp:born_in gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkbp:combat_experience gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:died September 20, 1993
gptkbp:died_in gptkb:2000
gptkbp:flight_style aggressive
tactical
gptkbp:full_name gptkb:Eric_Wilhelm_Hartmann
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Eric Hartmann
gptkbp:is_known_for most aerial victories in World War II
gptkbp:known_for most successful fighter ace in history
gptkbp:military_branch gptkb:Luftwaffe
gptkbp:most_wins gptkb:40
gptkbp:nationality gptkb:German
gptkbp:nickname Bubi
gptkbp:notable_event gptkb:Battle_of_Berlin
gptkb:Battle_of_Kursk
gptkb:Battle_of_Stalingrad
gptkb:Eastern_Front
gptkb:Operation_Barbarossa
Aerial displays
Air shows
Air superiority missions
Flight demonstrations
Reconnaissance missions
Dogfights
Air defense missions
Close air support missions
Fighter sweeps
Ground attack missions
Training missions
Aerial combat training
Counter-air operations
Escort missions
Civil aviation missions
Defensive battles in 1944
Intercept missions
Post-war flying missions
gptkbp:notable_winner 352
gptkbp:place_of_birth gptkb:Weissach,_Germany
gptkbp:place_of_death gptkb:Bad_Wörishofen,_Germany
gptkbp:post_war_career commercial pilot
flight instructor
gptkbp:rank gptkb:Major
gptkb:Wing_Commander
gptkbp:served_in gptkb:Royal_Air_Force
gptkbp:service_years 1940–1945
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Supermarine_Spitfire
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4