Erich Hartmann
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Erich Hartmann was a German fighter pilot during World War II who became one of the war's most successful and decorated combat aviators. His record and legacy remain historically significant for understanding the aerial warfare of the period and the lives of military personnel who served in that conflict.
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- 1922-04-19
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- 1993-09-20
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Erich Alfred Hartmann (19 April 1922 – 20 September 1993), nicknamed Bubi, was a German fighter pilot during World War II and the most successful fighter ace in the history of aerial warfare. He flew 1,404 combat missions and participated in aerial combat on 825 separate occasions. He was credited with shooting down a total of 352 Allied aircraft: 345 Soviet and 7 American while serving with the Luftwaffe. During his career, Hartmann was forced to crash-land his fighter 16 times after either mechanical failure or damage received from parts of enemy aircraft he had shot down; he was never shot down by direct enemy action.
Hartmann, a pre-war glider pilot, joined the Luftwaffe in 1940 and completed his fighter pilot training in 1942. He was posted to the veteran Jagdgeschwader 52 (JG 52—52nd Fighter Wing) on the Eastern Front and placed under the supervision of some of the Luftwaffe's most experienced fighter pilots. Under their guidance, Hartmann steadily developed his tactics.
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1922 births1993 deathsGerman Air Force pilotsGerman expatriates in ChinaGerman glider pilotsGerman prisoners of war in World War II held by the Soviet UnionGerman World War II flying acesHitler Youth membersLuftwaffe pilotsMilitary personnel from Baden-WürttembergPeople from Böblingen (district)People from the Free People's State of Württemberg