#31377
10/09/2009 09:05 PM
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Lieutenant-General G�nther Rall
(10 March 1918 � 4 October 2009)
Third highest Ace with 275 victories.
Shot down eight times, wounded three.
In Memory of Joe Mann
Medal of Honor Recipient
July 8, 1922 �
September 19, 1944
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#31378
10/09/2009 09:41 PM
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Made it to age 91.
Rall could always be counted on for some good stories and anectdotes during his many film appearances.
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#31379
10/09/2009 09:48 PM
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#31380
10/10/2009 01:10 AM
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God bless!
Wow 275 victories!
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#31381
10/11/2009 01:13 PM
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One of the last great Luftwaffe aces to be sure...RIP
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#31382
10/12/2009 04:05 PM
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There are some good and humerous interviews of Rall ripping into various people and various fighters...of note, he hated the F-104 Starfighter. I had also wondered about his relationship to other aces like Hartmann, Barkhorn,..et all JG52, and commanders like Galland. He had used some interesting and colorful explanations to describe some of his flying peers. I had meant to purchase his book when it was released as he had hand signed each individually during the release.
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