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    Walter "Gulle" Oesau (28 June 1913 – 11 May 1944) was a German fighter pilot during World War II. A fighter ace, he served in the Luftwaffe from 1934 until...
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    Walter Nowotny (7 December 1920 – 8 November 1944) was an Austrian-born fighter ace of the Luftwaffe in World War II. He is credited with 258 aerial victories—that...
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    Jagdgeschwader 1 (JG 1) "Oesau" was a German World War II fighter wing created in 1939. Between 1940 and 1942, JG 1 operated primarily over the Western...
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    Ministry. The guard of honour consisted of Johann Schalk, Günther Lützow, Walter Oesau, Joachim Müncheberg, Adolf Galland, Wolfgang Falck, Herbert Kaminski...
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    Leaves on 16 April 1943 after 63 victories. On 1 July 1943, he replaced Walter Oesau as commander of JG 2. He claimed his 90th victory on 31 December 1943...
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    Jagdgeschwader 1 (JG 1) Wing Commander (Geschwaderkommodore) Colonel Walter Oesau welcomed him with a reminder that he had promised Oberkommando der Luftwaffe...
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    change was disliked by leading fighter pilots such as Adolf Galland and Walter Oesau, but others such as Werner Mölders considered the single nose-mounted...
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  • ISBN 978-1-903223-91-8. Braatz, Kurt [in German] (2010). Walter Krupinski – Jagdflieger, Geheimagent, General [Walter Krupinski – Fighter Pilot, Secret Agent, General]...
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    300th Claim Werner Mölders 15 July 1941! Günther Lützow 24 October 1941 Walter Oesau 26 October 1941 Hans Philipp 31 March 1942 14 January 1943 17 March 1943...
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    the light armament as inadequate for the average pilot, while Major Walter Oesau preferred to fly a Bf 109 E and Oberst Werner Mölders saw the single...
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  • November 1940. Command of III. Gruppe of JG 3 was passed to Hauptmann Walter Oesau. Between 22 and 27 June 1941, he claimed another nine Royal Air Force...
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    observe this only jet unit. On 8 November 1944, he was present when ace Walter Nowotny took off with a force of Me 262s in an overcast to engage a USAAF...
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  • Walter Krupinski (11 November 1920 – 7 October 2000) was a German Luftwaffe fighter ace in World War II and a senior West German Air Force officer during...
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    Galland (Condor Legion) Mohamed Meziane Werner Mölders (Condor Legion) Walter Oesau (Condor Legion) Wilhelm Ritter von Thoma (Condor Legion) Wolfram Freiherr...
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  • warlord Cao Cao, for his victory at the Battle of Xiaoyao Ford "Gulle" – Walter Oesau, World War II German fighter ace "Gus" – Harold L. Edwards, First World...
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    Franz Hanreiter and Walter Bammes. Graf also requested Fritz Walter, who later captained the West German World Cup team of 1954. Walter's transfer was more...
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    August 1939 he was accompanied in M8+AH for the first time by Gefreiter Walter Kubisch. During the prelude of World War II on 25 August 1939 I./ZG 76 deployed...
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  •  Germany Luftwaffe 117 Killed in flying accident on 16 September 1944. Walter Oesau †  Germany Luftwaffe 117 +9 in Spanish Civil War Credited with 13 heavy...
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    plot as his father, a soldier killed in World War I. Oberstleutnant Walter Oesau replaced Balthasar, and commanded JG 2 for the next two years. On 9 June...
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  • 2007) 1913 – George Lloyd, English soldier and composer (d. 1998) 1913 – Walter Oesau, German colonel and pilot (d. 1944) 1914 – Aribert Heim, Austrian SS...
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    Meisel Karl-Friedrich Merten Walter Model Johann Mohr Werner Mölders* Heinz Neukirchen Eduard Neumann (fighter pilot) Walter Oesau* Jürgen Oesten Adolf Piening...
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    ISBN 978-1-903223-91-8. Braatz, Kurt [in German] (2010). Walter Krupinski - Jagdflieger, Geheimagent, General [Walter Krupinski - Fighter Pilot, Spy, General] (in...
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    end of 1943 Rall had achieved over 250, the second flier to do so after Walter Nowotny, who did so in October 1943. In April 1944 Rall left JG 52 and the...
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    him so that he was unable to open his parachute. Hans-Joachim "Jochen" Walter Rudolf Siegfried Marseille was born to Charlotte (maiden name: Charlotte...
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    37 killed and 12 taken prisoner. Seven bombers were claimed by Hpt. Walter Oesau (2), Fw. Otto Pohl (2), Fw. Alexander Bleymüller, Hptm. Karl-Heinz Greisert...
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    Kesselring Generaloberst Otto Dessloch Generalleutnant Karl Angerstein Oberst Walter Oesau - 17 October 1943 Flug-Kapitänin Hanna Reitsch - March 1941 Flug-Kapitänin...
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    Walter Grabmann (20 September 1905 – 20 August 1992) was a German general in the Luftwaffe during World War II. He was also a recipient of the Knight's...
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    respectively. On 10 July 1941, then again on 12 July 1941 and 12 August 1941, Walter Oesau, Luftwaffe fighter pilot on the Eastern and Western Front, became a three-time...
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    Franz Dörr was appointed Gruppenkommandeur of III. Gruppe and Leutnant Walter Schuck was given command of 7. Staffel, redesignated to 10. Staffel. On...
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  • Geschwaderkommodore who had led the Geschwader since the death in combat of Oberst Walter Oesau on 11 May 1944. On 14 July 1944, Ihlefeld claimed a North American P-51...
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