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Adolf Galland
Victories : 104
Adolf Galland fought in the great Battles of Poland, France and Britain, leading the famous JG26 'Abbeville Boys'. He flew in combat against the RAF's best including Douglas Bader, Bob Stanford Tuck and Johnnie Johnson. In 1941, at the age of 29, he was promoted to 'Inspector of the Fighter Arm'. In 1942 Hitler personally selected Galland to organise the fighter escort for the 'Channel Dash'. He became the youngest General in the German High Command but open disagreements with Goering led to his dismissal at the end of 1944. He reverted to combat flying, forming the famous JV44 wing flying the Me262 jet fighter, and was the only General in history to lead a squadron into battle. With 104 victories, all in the West, Adolf Galland received the Knight's Cross with Oak Leaves, Swords and Diamonds. Born 19th March 1912, died 9th February 1996.
Born in 1911, Adolf Galland learned to fly at a state-sponsored flying club in the early 1930's. In 1933 he was selected to go to Italy for secret pilot training. Galland flew for a brief time as a commercial airline pilot prior to joining the clandestine Luftwaffe as a Second Lieutenant. In April of 1935 he was assigned to JG-2, the Richtofen Fighter Wing, and in 1937 he joined the ranks of the Condor Legion flying the He-51 biplane fighter in support of General Franco during the Spanish Civil War. Despite flying 280 missions, Galland attained no aerial victories, a rather inauspicious start for a pilot would go on to attain more than 100 aerial victories - the highest for any pilot who flew on the Western Front. During Germany's invasion of Poland, Galland was assigned to an attack squadron and he flew over fifty ground sorties. He was promoted to Captain for his efforts, but Galland was anxious to return to a fighter squadron, and he got his wish in October of 1939 when he was transferred to JG-27. It was with JG-27 that Galland first learned to fly the Bf-109. In May of 1940 JG-27 flew in support of the invasion of Belgium, and Galland achieved his first combat victory on May 12. Two months later his score had risen to more than a dozen, and at this time he was once again transferred to JG-26 situated on the Channel Coast. Engaging the RAF on a daily basis during the Battle of Britain, Galland's score rose steadily until it exceeded 40 victories by September. After a short leave Galland rejoined JG-26 in Brittany, where the squadron played a defensive role. Following Germany's invasion of Russia in June of 1941, JG-26 became one of only two German fighter squadrons left on the Channel Coast. This resulted in plenty of flying, and by late in 1941 Galland's victory totals had reached 70. Following a near brush with death when the fuel tank of his 109 exploded, Galland was grounded for a time, and sent to Berlin where he was made the General of the Fighter Arm, reporting directly to Goring and Hitler. Galland spent most of the next few years carrying out inspection tours, and was at odds with his superiors about the need for an adequate fighter defense to negate ever-increasing Allied bombing of Germany's cities. He continued to fly combat missions when the opportunity presented itself, despite Goring's orders to the contrary. In January of 1945 almost 300 fighters were lost in an all-out attack on Allied airfields in France, a mission Galland did not support. He was dismissed as General of the Fighter Arm for his insubordination, but reflecting his flying abilities Hitler ordered Galland to organize JV-44, Germany's first jet-equipped fighter squadron. By March of 1945 Galland had recruited 45 of Germany's best surviving fighter pilots, and this new squadron was given the difficult task of trying to counter the daily onslaught of 15th Air Force bombers coming at Germany from the South. Galland's final mission of the War occurred on April 26 when he attained his 102nd and 103rd confirmed aerial victories prior to crash landing his damaged Me262. Several days later the War was over for both Galland and Germany. General Galland died in 1996. Adolf Galland signing the print - Eagles Over the Steppes - by Graeme Lothian. |
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Adolf Galland
Known Victory Claims - Adolf Galland | |||||||
DATE | PILOT | UNIT | JG | CLAIMED | LOCATION | TIME | FRONT |
12/05/1940 | Hptm. Adolf Galland | Stab | JG 27 | Hurricane | 10km W. Lüttich | 10.1 | Western Front |
12/05/1940 | Hptm. Adolf Galland | Stab | JG 27 | Hurricane | 18km S. Lüttich | 10.2 | Western Front |
12/05/1940 | Hptm. Adolf Galland | Stab | JG 27 | Hurricane | 7km ENE Tirlemont | 15.5 | Western Front |
16/05/1940 | Hptm. Adolf Galland | Stab | JG 27 | Spitfire I | Seclin [5km S. Lille] | 19.3 | Western Front |
19/05/1940 | Hptm. Adolf Galland | Stab | JG 27 | Potez 63 | N. Albert-Méautle | 20.5 | Western Front |
19/05/1940 | Hptm. Adolf Galland | Stab | JG 27 | Potez 63 | SW Hirson | 21.45 | Western Front |
20/05/1940 | Hptm. Adolf Galland | Stab | JG 27 | Potez 63 | S. Amiens | 20.5 | Western Front |
29/05/1940 | Hptm. Adolf Galland | Stab | JG 27 | Blenheim | 15km N. Gravelines | 12.59 | Western Front |
29/05/1940 | Hptm. Adolf Galland | Stab | JG 27 | Blenheim | 30km NW Gravelines | 13.04 | Western Front |
02/06/1940 | Hptm. Adolf Galland | Stab | JG 27 | Spitfire | W. Dünkirchen | 9.28 | Western Front |
09/06/1940 | Hptm. Adolf Galland | Stab | JG 27 | Hawk-75A | E. Rotoy | 15.55 | Western Front |
09/06/1940 | Hptm. Adolf Galland | Stab | JG 27 | Morane 406 | 13km NW Meaux | 16.1 | Western Front |
14/06/1940 | Hptm. Adolf Galland | Stab III. | JG 26 | Blenheim | 22km SE Vernon | 17.15 | Western Front |
14/06/1940 | Hptm. Adolf Galland | Stab III. | JG 26 | Defiant | 10km S. Evreux | 17.28 | Western Front |
24/07/1940 | Major Adolf Galland | Stab III. | JG 26 | Spitfire | 30km NE Margate: 3000-2200m | 13.35 | Western Front |
25/07/1940 | Major Adolf Galland | Stab III. | JG 26 | Spitfire | Dover Hafen | 16.17 | Western Front |
28/07/1940 | Major Adolf Galland | Stab III. | JG 26 | Spitfire | 10km NNE Dover: 6000m | 15.14 | Western Front |
12/08/1940 | Major Adolf Galland | Stab III. | JG 26 | Hurricane | NNW Margate | 12.41 | Western Front |
14/08/1940 | Major Adolf Galland | Stab III. | JG 26 | Hurricane | SW Dover | 13.3 | Western Front |
15/08/1940 | Major Adolf Galland | Stab III. | JG 26 | Spitfire | 10km E. Dover | 12.55 | Western Front |
15/08/1940 | Major Adolf Galland | Stab III. | JG 26 | Spitfire | 15km SE Folkestone | 16.01 | Western Front |
15/08/1940 | Major Adolf Galland | Stab III. | JG 26 | Spitfire | 20km SE Dover | 16.07 | Western Front |
25/08/1940 | Major Adolf Galland | Stab | JG 26 | Spitfire | Dungeness-Folkestone: 3000m | 19.5 | Western Front |
28/08/1940 | Major Adolf Galland | Stab | JG 26 | Defiant | Faversham: 2000m [E. Canterbury] | 10.08 | Western Front |
31/08/1940 | Major Adolf Galland | Stab | JG 26 | Curtiss | 20km SE Cambridge | 9.42 | Western Front |
31/08/1940 | Major Adolf Galland | Stab | JG 26 | Spitfire | Gravesend | 18.5 | Western Front |
31/08/1940 | Major Adolf Galland | Stab | JG 26 | Hurricane | Maidstone | 19.03 | Western Front |
01/09/1940 | Major Adolf Galland | Stab | JG 26 | Hurricane | SE London | 14.55 | Western Front |
03/09/1940 | Major Adolf Galland | Stab | JG 26 | Hurricane | Chelmsford | 11.32 | Western Front |
06/09/1940 | Major Adolf Galland | Stab | JG 26 | Hurricane | Tonbridge | 10.2 | Western Front |
11/09/1940 | Major Adolf Galland | Stab | JG 26 | Hurricane | NW Dungeness | 16.2 | Western Front |
14/09/1940 | Major Adolf Galland | Stab | JG 26 | Hurricane | Südostrands London | 17.03 | Western Front |
15/09/1940 | Major Adolf Galland | Stab | JG 26 | Hurricane | Themesmündung | 15.3 | Western Front |
18/09/1940 | Major Adolf Galland | Stab | JG 26 | Hurricane | - | 13.35 | Western Front |
18/09/1940 | Major Adolf Galland | Stab | JG 26 | Hurricane | W. Rochester | 13.52 | Western Front |
18/09/1940 | Major Adolf Galland | Stab | JG 26 | Hurricane | W. Rochester | 13.55 | Western Front |
20/09/1940 | Major Adolf Galland | Stab | JG 26 | Spitfire | S. Hornchurch | 12.05 | Western Front |
21/09/1940 | Major Adolf Galland | Stab | JG 26 | Spitfire | W. Ashford-Canterbury | 19.25 | Western Front |
23/09/1940 | Major Adolf Galland | Stab | JG 26 | Hurricane | N. Rochester | 10.45 | Western Front |
23/09/1940 | Major Adolf Galland | Stab | JG 26 | Hurricane | N. Rochester | 10.45 | Western Front |
24/09/1940 | Major Adolf Galland | Stab | JG 26 | Hurricane | Rochester | 10 | Western Front |
30/09/1940 | Major Adolf Galland | Stab | JG 26 | Hurricane | S. Guildford | 18.05 | Western Front |
10/10/1940 | Major Adolf Galland | Stab | JG 26 | Spitfire | S. Eastchurch | 10.2 | Western Front |
11/10/1940 | Major Adolf Galland | Stab | JG 26 | Spitfire | SE Chatham | 17.05 | Western Front |
11/10/1940 | Major Adolf Galland | Stab | JG 26 | Hurricane | Dartford-Rochester: 2500m | 17.12 | Western Front |
15/10/1940 | Major Adolf Galland | Stab | JG 26 | Spitfire | S. Rochester | 13.5 | Western Front |
26/10/1940 | Major Adolf Galland | Stab | JG 26 | Hurricane | Maidstone-/S. London | 17.3 | Western Front |
30/10/1940 | Major Adolf Galland | Stab | JG 26 | Spitfire | E. London | 12.55 | Western Front |
30/10/1940 | Major Adolf Galland | Stab | JG 26 | Spitfire | S. Eastchurch-Maidstone | 17.3 | Western Front |
30/10/1940 | Major Adolf Galland | Stab | JG 26 | Spitfire | Canterbury-Maidstone | 17.4 | Western Front |
01/11/1940 | Major Adolf Galland | Stab | JG 26 | Spitfire | W. Ashford | 12.5 | Western Front |
14/11/1940 | Obstlt. Adolf Galland | Stab | JG 26 | Spitfire | 10km S. Dover | 15.28 | Western Front |
15/11/1940 | Obstlt. Adolf Galland | Stab | JG 26 | Hurricane | bei Dover | 10.28 | Western Front |
17/11/1940 | Obstlt. Adolf Galland | Stab | JG 26 | Hurricane | W. Harwich | 10.2 | Western Front |
17/11/1940 | Obstlt. Adolf Galland | Stab | JG 26 | Hurricane | 20km E. versengt Leucht: 1000-1500m [Themesmündung] | 10.27 | Western Front |
27/11/1940 | Obstlt. Adolf Galland | Stab | JG 26 | Spitfire | 5km E. Detling: 8000m | 17 | Western Front |
28/11/1940 | Obstlt. Adolf Galland | Stab | JG 26 | Hurricane | Dartford: 6500m | 15.4 | Western Front |
05/12/1940 | Obstlt. Adolf Galland | Stab | JG 26 | Spitfire | Dover-Dungeness: 2000m | 12.3 | Western Front |
04/04/1941 | Obstlt. Adolf Galland | Stab | JG 26 | Spitfire | zw. Dover/Canterbury: 1200m | 17.5 | Western Front |
15/04/1941 | Obstlt. Adolf Galland | Stab | JG 26 | Spitfire | Wittering 30km vor Dover: 3800m | 17.5 | Western Front |
15/04/1941 | Obstlt. Adolf Galland | Stab | JG 26 | Spitfire | Dover | 18 | Western Front |
15/04/1941 | Obstlt. Adolf Galland | Stab | JG 26 | Spitfire | zw. Dover u. Margate: 4500m | 18 | Western Front |
13/06/1941 | Obstlt. Adolf Galland | Stab | JG 26 | Hurricane | 5km W. Dover: 3500m | 13.15 | Western Front |
13/06/1941 | Obstlt. Adolf Galland | Stab | JG 26 | Hurricane | 10km NE Ashford: 2000m | 13.18 | Western Front |
16/06/1941 | Obstlt. Adolf Galland | Stab | JG 26 | Hurricane | W. Boulogne: 3000m | 16.35 | Western Front |
17/06/1941 | Obstlt. Adolf Galland | Stab | JG 26 | Hurricane | 15km W. St. Omer: 3500m | 19.38 | Western Front |
17/06/1941 | Obstlt. Adolf Galland | Stab | JG 26 | Hurricane | 5km SE Boulogne: 3500m | 19.4 | Western Front |
18/06/1941 | Obstlt. Adolf Galland | Stab | JG 26 | Spitfire | 1½km E. Ardres: 6500m | 18.18 | Western Front |
21/06/1941 | Obstlt. Adolf Galland | Stab | JG 26 | Blenheim | S. St. Omer: 3500m | 12.32 | Western Front |
21/06/1941 | Obstlt. Adolf Galland | Stab | JG 26 | Blenheim | Merville/NW St. Omer: 3500m | 12.36 | Western Front |
21/06/1941 | Obstlt. Adolf Galland | Stab | JG 26 | Spitfire | N. Etaples: 5000m | 16.37 | Western Front |
02/07/1941 | Obstlt. Adolf Galland | Stab | JG 26 | Blenheim | bei Merville: 4000m | 12.3 | Western Front |
23/07/1941 | Obstlt. Adolf Galland | Stab | JG 26 | Spitfire | 40km NW Gravelines: 10m | 13.35 | Western Front |
23/07/1941 | Obstlt. Adolf Galland | Stab | JG 26 | Spitfire | bei Fruges: 7000m | 20.1 | Western Front |
23/07/1941 | Obstlt. Adolf Galland | Stab | JG 26 | Spitfire | bei Fruges: 6500m | 20.15 | Western Front |
07/08/1941 | Obstlt. Adolf Galland | Stab | JG 26 | Spitfire | Lumbres, SW St. Omer | 11.23 | Western Front |
07/08/1941 | Obstlt. Adolf Galland | Stab | JG 26 | Spitfire | 10km NW St. Omer | 17.4 | Western Front |
07/08/1941 | Obstlt. Adolf Galland | Stab | JG 26 | Spitfire | N. Ardres | 17.44 | Western Front |
09/08/1941 | Obstlt. Adolf Galland | Stab | JG 26 | Spitfire | NW St. Pol | 11.32 | Western Front |
09/08/1941 | Obstlt. Adolf Galland | Stab | JG 26 | Spitfire | N. Ardres: 5000m | 17.44 | Western Front |
12/08/1941 | Obstlt. Adolf Galland | Stab | JG 26 | Spitfire | 20-25km W. Vlissinghen: 200m | 13.12 | Western Front |
12/08/1941 | Obstlt. Adolf Galland | Stab | JG 26 | Blenheim | Scheldemündung W. Haamstede | 13.18 | Western Front |
19/08/1941 | Obstlt. Adolf Galland | Stab | JG 26 | Spitfire | NW St. Omer | 19.32 | Western Front |
19/08/1941 | Obstlt. Adolf Galland | Stab | JG 26 | Hurricane | SE Gravelines | 19.45 | Western Front |
19/08/1941 | Obstlt. Adolf Galland | Stab | JG 26 | Spitfire | Bergues | 11.55 | Western Front |
04/09/1941 | Obstlt. Adolf Galland | Stab | JG 26 | Blenheim | N. St. Omer: 3000m | 17.3 | Western Front |
07/09/1941 | Obstlt. Adolf Galland | Stab | JG 26 | Spitfire | 20km W. Boulogne | 17.19 | Western Front |
20/09/1941 | Obstlt. Adolf Galland | Stab | JG 26 | Spitfire | Bergues-Bourbourg | 16.45 | Western Front |
20/09/1941 | Obstlt. Adolf Galland | Stab | JG 26 | Spitfire | 6km NW Bray-Dunes | 16.55 | Western Front |
21/09/1941 | Obstlt. Adolf Galland | Stab | JG 26 | Spitfire | SE Etaples/Montreuil | 16.23 | Western Front |
21/09/1941 | Obstlt. Adolf Galland | Stab | JG 26 | Spitfire | S. Dünkirchen | 17.35 | Western Front |
13/10/1941 | Obstlt. Adolf Galland | Stab | JG 26 | Spitfire | St. Omer | 14.17 | Western Front |
13/10/1941 | Obstlt. Adolf Galland | Stab | JG 26 | Blenheim | Samer | 14.27 | Western Front |
21/10/1941 | Obstlt. Adolf Galland | Stab | JG 26 | Spitfire | 15km W. Boulogne | 18.16 | Western Front |
21/10/1941 | Obstlt. Adolf Galland | Stab | JG 26 | Spitfire | 6km W. Hardelot | 12.58 | Western Front |
21/10/1941 | Obstlt. Adolf Galland | Stab | JG 26 | Spitfire | W. Samer | 12.54 | Western Front |
27/10/1941 | Obstlt. Adolf Galland | Stab | JG 26 | Spitfire | S. Dünkirchen | 13.25 | Western Front |
08/11/1941 | Obstlt. Adolf Galland | Stab | JG 26 | Spitfire | Montreuil | 12.58 | Western Front |
08/11/1941 | Obstlt. Adolf Galland | Stab | JG 26 | Spitfire | 10km S. Hazebrouck | 13 | Western Front |
18/11/1941 | Obstlt. Adolf Galland | Stab | JG 26 | Spitfire | 20km W. Boulogne | 12.32 | Western Front |
16/04/1945 | Genltn. Adolf Galland | JV 44 | B-26 | Raum Lanberg | - | Western Front | |
16/04/1945 | Genltn. Adolf Galland | JV 44 | B-26 | Raum Lanberg | - | Western Front | |
21/04/1945 | Genltn. Adolf Galland | JV 44 | B-17 | - | - | Western Front | |
26/04/1945 | Genltn. Adolf Galland | JV 44 | B-26 | Raum Neuburg | - | Western Front | |
26/04/1945 | Genltn. Adolf Galland | JV 44 | B-26 | Raum Neuburg | - | Western Front |
Known Claims : 105
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