Günther Rall Military person

Lieutenant-General Günther Rall (10 March 1918 – 4 October 2009) was the third most successful fighter ace in history. He achieved a total of 275 victories during World War II: 272 on the Eastern Front, of which 241 were against Soviet fighters. He flew a total of 621 combat missions, was shot down eight times and was wounded three times. He fought in the invasion of France, the Battle of Britain, in the Balkan Campaign and over Crete. He began the conflict as a young Second Lieutenant, and was a Major and Geschwaderkommodore of JG 300 at the surrender.He claimed all of his victories in the Messerschmitt Bf 109.

Personal facts

Birth date	March 10, 1918
Birth place	Baden , Gaggenau
Date of death	October 04, 2009
Place of death	Bad Reichenhall

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award	Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross
military operations	Eastern Front (World War II) Balkan Campaign (World War II) Defence of the Reich Battle of Britain Battle of France
military branch	Luftwaffe German Air Force
military command	Gruppenkommandeur III./JG 52 and II./JG 11
military unit	Jagdgeschwader 52 Jagdgeschwader 300 Jagdgeschwader 11