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Key facts
- Nicknames
- Keffer, Dolfo
- Born
- ( 1912-03-19 ) 19 March 1912, Westerholt , Province of Westphalia , Kingdom of Prussia , German Empire
- Died
- 9 February 1996 (1996-02-09) (aged 83), Oberwinter , Rhineland-Palatinate , Germany
- Buried
- Cementerio, Oberwinter, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
- Allegiance
- Weimar Republic , Nazi Germany , Argentina
- Branch
- Reichsheer , Luftwaffe , Argentine Air Force
- Service years
- 1932–1955
- Rank
- Generalleutnant (lieutenant general)
- Unit
- Condor Legion , LG 2 , JG 27 , JG 26 , JV 44
- Commands
- JG 26 , JV 44
- Conflicts
- See battles Spanish Civil War World War II Invasion of Poland Battle of Belgium Battle of France Battle of Britain Channel Front ( WIA ) Defence of the Reich ( WIA )
- Awards
- Spanish Cross In Gold with Swords and Diamonds, Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves, Swords and Diamonds
- Relations
- Wilhelm-Ferdinand Galland , Paul Galland
- Other work
- Aircraft consultant
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Adolf
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Germany
- Place of death
- Remagen
- Occupation
- military personnel
- Languages spoken
- German
- Award
- flying ace
- Participant in
- Nuremberg Medical Trial
- Conflict
- World War II
- Military branch
- Luftwaffe
- Military rank
- lieutenant general
- Image
- Bundesarchiv Bild 146-2006-0123, Adolf Galland.jpg
- Residence
- Lehmkuhlen
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- Commons category
- Adolf Galland
- date of birth
- 1912-03-19
- date of death
- 1996-02-09
- commander of (DEPRECATED)
- Jagdverband 44
- name in native language
- Adolf Josef Ferdinand Galland
- allegiance
- Nazi Germany
- start of work period
- 1935-00-00
- archives at
- German Federal Archives
Sources (7)
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Article · Español
Adolf Joseph Ferdinand Galland (Westerholt, Westfalia; 19 de marzo de 1912 - Remagen-, 9 de febrero de 1996) fue un militar, piloto de combate y as de aviación que llegó a ser general de la Luftwaffe, la fuerza aérea alemana, durante la Segunda Guerra Mundial. También combatió en la Guerra Civil Española en la Legión Cóndor contra la República. Finalizada la conflagración y una vez en libertad, trabajó siete años como consultor de la Fuerza Aérea Argentina y a su regreso a Alemania creó su propia firma y consultoría de aviación.
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