About
Luftwaffe fighter pilot who won forty-eight aerial battles for Nazi Germany during World War II.
Before Fame
He joined the Luftwaffe in 1934.
Trivia
He was awarded the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves in 1945.
Family Life
He died in a German railroad accident after surviving the war.
Associated With
He and World War I ace, Baron Von Richthofen (The Red Baron) were both German fighter pilots.
