• Dietrich "Dieter" Hrabak (19 December 1914 – 15 September 1995) was a German Luftwaffe military aviator and wing commander during World War II. Following...
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    Adolf Josef Ferdinand Galland (19 March 1912 – 9 February 1996) was a German Luftwaffe general and flying ace who served throughout the Second World War...
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  • 1893) 28 August — Michael Ende, writer (born 1929) 15 September — Dietrich Hrabak, German fighter pilot (born 1914) 16 September — Hans Häckermann, German...
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  • 06:20 in the vicinity of Artemivsk. Hartmann's Geschwaderkommodore, Dietrich Hrabak, had given orders to Hartmann's unit to support the dive bombers of...
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    Erich Hartmann (Oak Leaves, Swords and Diamonds) Gerhard Hoffmann Dietrich Hrabak (Oak Leaves) Herbert Ihlefeld (Oak Leaves and Swords) Alfons Klein...
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    Oberstleutnant Anton Mader, 28 January 1944 – 30 September 1944 Oberst Dietrich Hrabak, 1 October 1944 – 8 May 1945 Major Hans-Jürgen von Cramon-Taubadel...
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  • Adolf Dickfeld (20 February 1910 – 17 May 2009) was a German Luftwaffe military aviator during World War II, an ace credited with 136 enemy aircraft shot...
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  • Steinhoff, Krupinsk's former group commander during World War II, Dietrich Hrabak and Kurt Kuhlmey. All three of them were trained by the United States...
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    Steinhoff, Barkhorn's former squadron commander during World War II, Dietrich Hrabak and Kurt Kuhlmey. All three of them were trained by the United States...
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    Schnörrer and Paul Galland, the younger brother of General der Jagdflieger Adolf Galland. After graduation from the Jagdfliegerschule 5, Nowotny was transferred...
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    a heavy crash destroyed his glider in the fall of 1932. In 1935, after Adolf Hitler officially revoked the Treaty of Versailles, Graf applied for flight...
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    further pressured to relocate JV 44 when Major General (Generalmajor) Dietrich Peltz, commander of IX. Fliegerkorps, and Colonel Hajo Herrmann, commander...
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  • Adolf Borchers (10 February 1913 – 9 February 1996) was a Luftwaffe flying ace of World War II. He was credited with 132 aerial victories—that is, 132...
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  • Wolf-Dietrich Wilcke (11 March 1913 – 23 March 1944) was a German Luftwaffe pilot during World War II, a fighter ace credited with 162 enemy aircraft shot...
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  • Credited with 5 heavy bombers shot down Killed in action on 8 April 1944. Dietrich Hrabak  Germany Luftwaffe 125 Wolf-Udo Ettel †  Germany Luftwaffe 124 Killed...
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    (Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes mit Eichenlaub). The presentation was made by Adolf Hitler at the Wolf's Lair, Hitler's headquarters in Rastenburg. Six other...
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    highest claiming pilots of JG 52, Gerhard Barkhorn, Alfred Grislawski, Adolf Dickfeld were not successful over England. The rise of General Ion Antonescu...
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  • time. On 28 October, command of JG 52 was officially passed to Major Dietrich Hrabak while Ihlefeld was transferred and tasked with the leadership of Jagdfliegerschule...
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    the Kriegsmarine, where he served for one year alongside his friend Dietrich Hrabak as a naval flying cadet before transferring to the newly reformed Luftwaffe...
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  • Staffelkapitän (squadron leader) of 4. Staffel of JG 54, Oberleutnant Dietrich Hrabak, was appointed Gruppenkommandeur of II./JG 54. In consequence, Philipp...
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    Rot (Case Red), of the Battle of France began on 5 June. Major (Major) Adolf Galland was appointed Gruppenkommandeur (group commander) of the III. Gruppe...
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    fighting of the Lvov–Sandomierz offensive. The Oak Leaves were presented by Adolf Hitler at the Führerhauptquartier (Führer Headquarters) at Rastenburg on...
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    engaging Bennions, or Tuck, Marseille had abandoned his leader Staffelkapitän Adolf Buhl, who was shot down and killed. During his rebuke, his commander tore...
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  • 5 December, his acting Gruppenkommandeur (group commander) Oberleutnant Adolf Dickfeld submitted Bühligen for preferential promotion to Oberleutnant....
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  • 446th soldier to receive this distinction. The presentation was made by Adolf Hitler at the Berghof, Hitler's residence in the Obersalzberg of the Bavarian...
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  • October 1940, when I. Gruppe (1st group) JG 3 was tasked to give top cover to Adolf Hitler en route to Belgium, which was not known at the time. There he was...
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  • subordinated to II. Gruppe (2nd group) of JG 54 commanded by Hauptmann Dietrich Hrabak. At the time, the Gruppe was based at Bonn-Hangelar Airfield at Sankt...
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  • Oberfeldwebel Franz-Josef Beerenbrock were presented the Oak Leaves by Adolf Hitler at the Führerhauptquartier at Rastenburg. He claimed his last victory...
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  • (129) Franz Dörr (128) Rudolf Rademacher (126)? Josef Zwernemann (126) Dietrich Hrabak (125) Wolf-Udo Ettel (124) Herbert Ihlefeld (123) Wolfgang Tonne (122)...
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  • Schröer. In consequence, command of 8. Staffel was passed to Oberleutnant Dietrich Boesler. The Gruppe was up against complete Allied air superiority and...
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