Günther Rall
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Günther Rall was a highly decorated German military aviator, officer and General, whose military career spanned nearly forty years. Rall was the third most successful fighter pilot in aviation history
Rall in the early 1970s
Knight's Cross portrait, 1942
28 November 1943, Rall after his 250th aerial victory
Rall (wearing a helmet, 3rd person on the right of the coffin behind the man with the white cap) at Adenauer's funeral.
Jagdgeschwader 52
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Jagdgeschwader 52 was a German World War II fighter Geschwader that exclusively used the Messerschmitt Bf 109 throughout the war. The unit originally formed near Munich in November 1938, then moved to
Günther Rall
…soon after and he qualified as a fighter pilot in 1938. In September 1939 World War II began with the German invasion of Poland. Rall was assigned to Jagdgeschwader 52 (JG 52—52nd Fighter Wing) and flew combat patrols during the Phoney War period on the Western Front. Rall flew combat missions in the Battle of France…
Messerschmitt Bf 109G4
Bf 109G6’s of I./JG 52 at Anapa in Russia in 1943.
Luftwaffe aircraft flying in formation, 1937.
A Bf 109E, as would have been flown by JG 52. This particular Bf 109 is an E-3 type.