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Erich Hartmann
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German officer and fighter pilot during World War II (1922–1993)
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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Key facts
- Native name
- Erich Alfred Hartmann
- Nicknames
- Bubi ("The Kid"), Der Schwarze Teufel ("The Black Devil")
- Born
- ( 1922-04-19 ) 19 April 1922, Weissach , Württemberg , Weimar Republic
- Died
- 20 September 1993 (1993-09-20) (aged 71), Weil im Schönbuch , Germany
- Buried
- New Cemetery, Weil im Schönbuch
- Allegiance
- Nazi Germany , West Germany
- Branch
- Luftwaffe ( Wehrmacht ) German Air Force ( Bundeswehr )
- Service years
- 1940–1945, 1956–1970
- Rank
- Major (Wehrmacht), Oberst ( Bundeswehr )
- Unit
- JG 52 , JG 53 and JG 71
- Commands
- I./ JG 52 and JG 71
- Conflicts
- World War II Eastern Front Defence of the Reich
- Awards
- Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves, Swords and Diamonds
- Other work
- Civilian flight instructor
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Erich
- Family name
- Hartmann
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Germany
- Place of birth
- Weissach
- Place of death
- Weil im Schönbuch
- Occupation
- military officer
- Languages spoken
- German
- Conflict
- World War II
- Military branch
- German Air Force
- Military rank
- colonel
- Image
- Erich Hartmann voor zijn Bf 109 (G-6).jpg
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- date of birth
- 1922-04-19
- date of death
- 1993-09-20
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- Erich Hartmann
- allegiance
- Nazi Germany
- start of work period
- 1940-00-00
- different from
- Erich Hartmann
- name in native language
- Erich Alfred Hartmann
- end of work period
- 1970-00-00
- manner of death
- natural causes
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Encyclopedic overview
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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