Generalmajor Adolf Galland

GPTKB entity

Statements (56)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:military_officer
gptkbp:aircraft_operated gptkb:Messerschmitt_Bf_109
gptkb:star
over 1000
gptkbp:awards gptkb:Knight's_Cross_of_the_Iron_Cross
over 100 aerial victories
gptkbp:birth_date 1912-09-19
gptkbp:birth_place Westerholt, Germany
gptkbp:children gptkb:3
gptkbp:combat_role gptkb:boxing_match
gptkbp:commanded gptkb:Jagdgeschwader_26
gptkb:Jagdgeschwader_51
gptkbp:conflict gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:death_date 1996-02-17
gptkbp:famous_for air combat skills
gptkbp:famous_quote " The fighter is the spearhead of the air force."
gptkbp:first_flight 1939
gptkbp:historical_role gptkb:battle
gptkbp:historical_significance leading Luftwaffe fighter ace
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Generalmajor Adolf Galland
gptkbp:influence German air tactics
gptkbp:influenced post-war German aviation
gptkbp:influenced_by gptkb:Hermann_Göring
gptkbp:known_for gptkb:boxing_match
gptkbp:military_rank gptkb:military_officer
gptkbp:nationality gptkb:Native_American_tribe
gptkbp:nickname The Eagle of the Luftwaffe
gptkbp:notable_battle Luftwaffe flight school
gptkbp:operational_area gptkb:Luftwaffe
gptkbp:place_of_death gptkb:Hamburg,_Germany
gptkbp:rank gptkb:military_officer
gptkbp:residence gptkb:government_agency
gptkbp:retirement_year author and speaker
aeronautical consultant
gptkbp:served_in gptkb:military_unit
gptkb:Battle_of_El_Alamein
gptkb:Battle_of_Monte_Cassino
gptkb:Battle_of_the_Bulge
gptkb:Battle_of_the_Somme
gptkb:Operation_Bodenplatte
gptkb:Battle_of_France
gptkb:Battle_of_Kursk
gptkb:Battle_of_Stalingrad
gptkb:North_Africa
gptkb:Battle_of_Verdun
gptkb:Eastern_Front
gptkb:Battle_of_Britain
gptkb:Battle_of_the_Atlantic
gptkb:Defense_of_the_Reich
gptkb:Battle_of_the_Marne
gptkb:Battle_of_Sicily
gptkbp:service_branch gptkb:Luftwaffe
gptkbp:service_years 1932-1945
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Hildegard_Galland
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Battle_of_Clacton
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6