Adolf Galland
1912-03-19 – 1996-02-09
Country: Germany
Death type: natural
Lived under
Imperial Germany
(1912-03-19 – 1918-11-09)
Weimar Republic
(1918-11-09 – 1933-03-23)
Nazi Germany
(1933-01-30 – 1945-05-23)
Divided Germany
(1945-06-05 – 1990-10-03)
Germany
(1990-10-03 – 1996-02-09)
Biography
Adolf Galland was a German Luftwaffe fighter ace and commander. A veteran of the Condor Legion, he led JG 26 in the Battle of Britain and in November 1941 was appointed **Inspector of Fighters** (General der Jagdflieger). He flew **705 combat missions** and was credited with **104 aerial victories**, all against Western Allied aircraft. In 1945 he returned to frontline flying to form and command **JV 44**, operating the Me 262 jet. After the war he served as an adviser to the **Argentine Air Force** and later worked as an aviation consultant in West Germany.
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