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Günther Rall
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Günther Rall was a German military officer, aircraft pilot, and writer. Born in Gaggenau in 1918, he served in the Luftwaffe during World War II. His military career spanned from 1936 to 1975, during which he attained the ranks of lieutenant general and general. He held the position of Inspector of the Air Force and was educated at the NATO Defense College.
Rall authored the work *Mein Flugbuch*. He died of a myocardial infarction in Bad Reichenhall on October 4, 2009. His death was attributed to natural causes. He spoke German and was a citizen of Germany.
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Person · Open Library
- Born
- 1918
- Works
- 1
Top works
- Mein Flugbuch
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Günther
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Germany
- Place of birth
- Gaggenau
- Place of death
- Bad Reichenhall
- Occupation
- military officer
- Position held
- Inspector of the Air Force
- Educated at
- NATO Defense College
- Languages spoken
- German
- Conflict
- World War II
- Military branch
- Luftwaffe
- Military rank
- lieutenant general
- Image
- Bundesarchiv Bild 146-1990-021-09A, Günther Rall.jpg
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- Commons category
- Günther Rall
- cause of death
- myocardial infarction
- date of birth
- 1918-03-10
- date of death
- 2009-10-04
- manner of death
- natural causes
- allegiance
- Nazi Germany
- start of work period
- 1936-00-00
- name in native language
- Günther Rall
- end of work period
- 1975-00-00
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