Erich Hartmann

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:Person
gptkb:Boxer
gptkbp:aircraft_operated gptkb:Focke-Wulf_Fw_190
gptkb:Messerschmitt_Bf_109
over 1,000
gptkbp:awards gptkb:Knight's_Cross_of_the_Iron_Cross_with_Oak_Leaves_and_Swords
gptkbp:biography gptkb:The_Black_Devil:_The_Life_and_Times_of_Erich_Hartmann
gptkbp:born April 19, 1922
gptkbp:captures gptkb:Soviet_Union
gptkbp:combat_experience gptkb:Eastern_Front
gptkb:Western_Front
gptkbp:conflict gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:current_champion September 1942
gptkbp:died September 20, 1993
gptkbp:family married with children
gptkbp:famous_quote " The best defense is a good offense."
" I never thought of myself as a hero."
" I was just doing my job."
" In the air, you are alone."
" You have to be able to think fast."
gptkbp:flight_style defensive tactics
energy fighting
gptkbp:full_name gptkb:Erich_Alfred_Hartmann
gptkbp:hobbies fishing
hunting
flying model aircraft
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Erich Hartmann
gptkbp:influence_on gptkb:civil_aviation
gptkb:military_strategy
modern air combat tactics
gptkbp:known_for most successful fighter ace in history
gptkbp:legacy controversial figure in history
considered a hero by some in Germany
gptkbp:military_branch gptkb:Luftwaffe
gptkbp:military_rank gptkb:Major
gptkbp:most_wins 352
gptkbp:nationality gptkb:German
gptkbp:nickname The Black Devil
gptkbp:notable_for most successful fighter ace in the history of aerial warfare
gptkbp:notable_winner 352
April 1945
gptkbp:place_of_birth gptkb:Weissach,_Germany
gptkbp:place_of_death gptkb:Nuremberg,_Germany
gptkbp:post_war_career emigrated to West Germany
worked in the aviation industry
worked as a commercial pilot
gptkbp:prisoner_of_war 1945–1949
gptkbp:rank gptkb:Major
gptkbp:released_in gptkb:1955
gptkbp:served_in gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:service_branch gptkb:Luftwaffe
gptkbp:service_years 1940–1945
gptkbp:victories_against Allied aircraft
Soviet aircraft
gptkbp:was_executed_by Soviet labor camps
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:F-16_Fighting_Falcon
gptkb:Iron_Cross
gptkb:Luftwaffe
gptkb:Focke-Wulf_Fw_190
gptkb:Wing_Commander
gptkb:Knight's_Cross_of_the_Iron_Cross
gptkb:Messerschmitt_Bf_109
gptkb:Swords_to_the_Knight's_Cross
gptkb:Messerschmitt_Me_262
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4