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- Gerhard_Barkhorn abstract "Lieutenant-General Gerhard "Gerd" Barkhorn (20 March 1919 – 8 January 1983) was the second most successful fighter ace of all time after fellow Luftwaffe pilot Erich Hartmann. Barkhorn joined the Luftwaffe in 1937 and completed his training in 1939.Barkhorn flew his first combat missions in May 1940, during the Battle of France and then the Battle of Britain without scoring an aerial victory—that is an aerial combat encounter resulting in the destruction of the enemy aircraft. His first victory came in July 1941 and his total rose steadily against Soviet opposition. In March 1944 he was awarded the third highest decoration in the Wehrmacht when he received the Knight's Cross with Oak Leaves and Swords (Ritterkreuz mit Eichenlaub und Schwertern) for 250 aerial victories. Despite being the second highest scoring pilot in aviation history, Barkhorn was not awarded the Diamonds to his Knight's Cross with Oak Leaves and Swords after achieving his 300th victory on 5 January 1945.Barkhorn flew 1,104 combat sorties and was credited with 301 victories on the Eastern Front against the Soviet Red Air Force piloting the Messerschmitt Bf 109 and Focke-Wulf Fw 190D-9. He flew with the famed Jagdgeschwader 52 (JG 52—Fighter Wing 52), alongside fellow aces Hartmann and Günther Rall, and Jagdgeschwader 2 (JG 2). Less than two weeks later he left JG 52 on the Eastern Front and joined Jagdgeschwader 3 (JG 3), defending Germany from Western Allied air attack.Barkhorn survived the war and was taken prisoner by the Western Allies in May 1945 and released later that year. After the war Barkhorn joined the Luftwaffe of the Bundeswehr also called colloquially Bundesluftwaffe, serving until 1976. On 6 January 1983, Barkhorn was involved in a car accident with his wife Christl. She died instantly and Gerhard died two days later on 8 January 1983.".
- Gerhard_Barkhorn allegiance "* Nazi Germany (to 1945)".
- Gerhard_Barkhorn allegiance "* West Germany".
- Gerhard_Barkhorn award Knight's_Cross_of_the_Iron_Cross.
- Gerhard_Barkhorn battle Battle_of_Britain.
- Gerhard_Barkhorn battle Battle_of_France.
- Gerhard_Barkhorn battle Battle_of_Kursk.
- Gerhard_Barkhorn battle Case_Blue.
- Gerhard_Barkhorn battle Crimean_Offensive.
- Gerhard_Barkhorn battle Defence_of_the_Reich.
- Gerhard_Barkhorn battle Eastern_Front_(World_War_II).
- Gerhard_Barkhorn battle Operation_Bagration.
- Gerhard_Barkhorn battle Operation_Barbarossa.
- Gerhard_Barkhorn birthDate "1919-03-20".
- Gerhard_Barkhorn birthPlace K%C3%B6nigsberg.
- Gerhard_Barkhorn birthPlace Königsberg.
- Gerhard_Barkhorn birthYear "1919".
- Gerhard_Barkhorn deathDate "1983-01-08".
- Gerhard_Barkhorn deathPlace Cologne.
- Gerhard_Barkhorn deathPlace Frechen.
- Gerhard_Barkhorn deathYear "1983".
- Gerhard_Barkhorn militaryBranch German_Air_Force.
- Gerhard_Barkhorn militaryBranch Luftwaffe.
- Gerhard_Barkhorn militaryCommand "Gruppenkommandeur II./JG 52 (1 September 1943) and Kommodore JG 6 (16 January 1945)".
- Gerhard_Barkhorn militaryUnit Jagdgeschwader_2.
- Gerhard_Barkhorn militaryUnit Jagdgeschwader_52.
- Gerhard_Barkhorn militaryUnit Jagdgeschwader_6.
- Gerhard_Barkhorn militaryUnit Jagdverband_44.
- Gerhard_Barkhorn serviceEndYear "1937".
- Gerhard_Barkhorn serviceStartYear "1937".
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- Gerhard_Barkhorn after "Major Gerhard Schöpfel".
- Gerhard_Barkhorn after "Oberstleutnant Wilhelm Meyn".
- Gerhard_Barkhorn allegiance "* Nazi Germany * West Germany".
- Gerhard_Barkhorn awards "Ritterkreuz mit Eichenlaub und Schwerter".
- Gerhard_Barkhorn battles "*World War II *:Battle of France *:Battle of Britain *:Eastern Front *::Operation Barbarossa *::Operation Blue *::Operation Citadel *::Crimean Offensive (1944) *::Operation Bagration *:Defense of the Reich".
- Gerhard_Barkhorn before "Major Johann Kogler".
- Gerhard_Barkhorn before "none".
- Gerhard_Barkhorn birthDate "1919-03-20".
- Gerhard_Barkhorn birthPlace Königsberg.
- Gerhard_Barkhorn branch "*18px|link= Luftwaffe *18px|link= Luftwaffe".
- Gerhard_Barkhorn caption "Gerhard Barkhorn".
- Gerhard_Barkhorn commands "Gruppenkommandeur II./JG 52 and Kommodore JG 6".
- Gerhard_Barkhorn dateOfBirth "1919-03-20".
- Gerhard_Barkhorn dateOfDeath "1983-01-08".
- Gerhard_Barkhorn deathDate "1983-01-08".
- Gerhard_Barkhorn deathPlace Cologne.
- Gerhard_Barkhorn deathPlace Frechen.
- Gerhard_Barkhorn hasPhotoCollection Gerhard_Barkhorn.
- Gerhard_Barkhorn imageSize "225".
- Gerhard_Barkhorn laterwork "Generalleutnant der Luftwaffe der Bundeswehr".
- Gerhard_Barkhorn name "Barkhorn, Gerhard".
- Gerhard_Barkhorn name "Gerhard Barkhorn".
- Gerhard_Barkhorn nickname "Gerd".
- Gerhard_Barkhorn placeOfBirth "Königsberg".
- Gerhard_Barkhorn placeOfDeath "Frechen/Cologne".
- Gerhard_Barkhorn rank "*Major *Generalleutnant".
- Gerhard_Barkhorn serviceyears "*1937–1945 *1956–1975".
- Gerhard_Barkhorn shortDescription "German World War II fighter pilot".
- Gerhard_Barkhorn title "Commander of Jagdbombergeschwader 31 Boelcke".
- Gerhard_Barkhorn title "Commander of Jagdgeschwader 6 Horst Wessel".
- Gerhard_Barkhorn unit "JG 2, JG 52, JG 6 and JV 44".
- Gerhard_Barkhorn wordnet_type synset-person-noun-1.
- Gerhard_Barkhorn years "--01-16".
- Gerhard_Barkhorn years "September 1957 – December 1962".
- Gerhard_Barkhorn description "German World War II fighter pilot".
- Gerhard_Barkhorn description "German World War II fighter pilot".
- Gerhard_Barkhorn subject Category:1919_births.
- Gerhard_Barkhorn subject Category:1983_deaths.
- Gerhard_Barkhorn subject Category:Bundeswehr_generals.
- Gerhard_Barkhorn subject Category:German_Air_Force_personnel.
- Gerhard_Barkhorn subject Category:German_World_War_II_flying_aces.
- Gerhard_Barkhorn subject Category:German_prisoners_of_war.
- Gerhard_Barkhorn subject Category:Luftwaffe_pilots.
- Gerhard_Barkhorn subject Category:Military_personnel_referenced_in_the_Wehrmachtbericht,_twice.
- Gerhard_Barkhorn subject Category:People_from_Königsberg.
- Gerhard_Barkhorn subject Category:Recipients_of_the_Gold_German_Cross.
- Gerhard_Barkhorn subject Category:Recipients_of_the_Knight's_Cross_with_Swords.
- Gerhard_Barkhorn subject Category:Road_accident_deaths_in_Germany.
- Gerhard_Barkhorn subject Category:Shot-down_aviators.
- Gerhard_Barkhorn subject Category:World_War_II_prisoners_of_war_held_by_the_United_States.
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