The passing of a giant - Günther Rall - 1 attachment

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The U,K, Telegraph
Published: 5:37PM BST 11 Oct 2009

Generalleutnant Günther Rall

Generalleutnant Günther Rall, who has died aged 91, was one of the few
outstanding German fighter leaders to survive the Second World War; by
the end of the conflict he was the third-highest-scoring fighter ace of
all time with 275 aerial victories.

In postwar years he was one of the founding fathers of the modern German
Air Force and rose to become its chief.

In the spring of 1941 Rall was a squadron commander in Jagdgeschwader
(fighter wing) JG-52 flying the Messerschmitt Bf 109 based in Romania. By
this time Germany and the Soviet Union were at war and Soviet bombers
were attacking the crucial oil refineries. In five days Rall and his men
destroyed some 50 Soviet bombers and

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Photo Caption:

Rall (left) in conversation with Hitler after receiving the Swords to his
Knight's Cross in September 1943

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> Generalleutnant Günther Rall
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> Generalleutnant Günther Rall, who has died aged 91, was one of the few
> outstanding German fighter leaders to survive the Second World War; by
> the end of the conflict he was the third-highest-scoring fighter ace of
> all time with 275 aerial victories.
>
> In postwar years he was one of the founding fathers of the modern German
> Air Force and rose to become its chief.
>
> In the spring of 1941 Rall was a squadron commander in Jagdgeschwader
> (fighter wing) JG-52 flying the Messerschmitt Bf 109 based in Romania. By
> this time Germany and the Soviet Union were at war and Soviet bombers
> were attacking the crucial oil refineries. In five days Rall and his men
> destroyed some 50 Soviet bombers and
>
> (cont' on link)
>
> Photo Caption:
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> Rall (left) in conversation with Hitler after receiving the Swords to his
> Knight's Cross in September 1943

He was regularly interviewed on WW2 aviation documentaries. He spoke
English very fluently and his comments were always interesting, balanced and
informative.

See:
http://www.historynet.com/aviation-history-interview-with-world-war-ii-luftwaffe-ace-gunther-rall.htmhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=STFdRrWBW2w

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>> http://tinyurl.com/yz7qj5s
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>> The U,K, Telegraph
>> Published: 5:37PM BST 11 Oct 2009
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>> Generalleutnant Günther Rall
>>
>> Generalleutnant Günther Rall, who has died aged 91, was one of the few
>> outstanding German fighter leaders to survive the Second World War; by
>> the end of the conflict he was the third-highest-scoring fighter ace of
>> all time with 275 aerial victories.
>>
>> In postwar years he was one of the founding fathers of the modern German
>> Air Force and rose to become its chief.
>>
>> In the spring of 1941 Rall was a squadron commander in Jagdgeschwader
>> (fighter wing) JG-52 flying the Messerschmitt Bf 109 based in Romania. By
>> this time Germany and the Soviet Union were at war and Soviet bombers
>> were attacking the crucial oil refineries. In five days Rall and his men
>> destroyed some 50 Soviet bombers and
>>
>> (cont' on link)
>>
>> Photo Caption:
>>
>> Rall (left) in conversation with Hitler after receiving the Swords to his
>> Knight's Cross in September 1943
>
> He was regularly interviewed on WW2 aviation documentaries. He spoke
> English very fluently and his comments were always interesting, balanced
> and informative.
>
> See:
> http://www.historynet.com/aviation-history-interview-with-world-war-ii-luftwaffe-ace-gunther-rall.htmhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=STFdRrWBW2w

Sorry - try this:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=STFdRrWBW2w

http://www.historynet.com/aviation-history-interview-with-world-war-ii-luftwaffe-ace-gunther-rall.htm