MILITARY PERSONNEL

Günther Rall

1918 - 2009

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Günther Rall (10 March 1918 – 4 October 2009) was a highly decorated German military aviator, officer and General, whose military career spanned nearly forty years. Rall was the third most successful fighter pilot in aviation history, behind Gerhard Barkhorn, who is second, and Erich Hartmann, who is first. Rall was born in Gaggenau, the German Empire, in March 1918. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Günther Rall has received more than 584,579 page views. His biography is available in 26 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 25 in 2019). Günther Rall is the 400th most popular military personnel (down from 387th in 2019), the 955th most popular biography from Germany (down from 895th in 2019) and the 78th most popular German Military Personnel.

Günther Rall is most famous for being a German fighter pilot and the third most successful fighter ace in history. He was awarded the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves, Swords and Diamonds.

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Among MILITARY PERSONNELS

Among military personnels, Günther Rall ranks 400 out of 2,058. Before him are Gan Ning, Li Mu, Sanada Yukimura, Choe Yeong, Alexander Samsonov, and Jean-Baptiste Jourdan. After him are Alfred I, Prince of Windisch-Grätz, Ikrima ibn Abi Jahl, Heinrich von Vietinghoff, La Hire, Prince Emanuele Filiberto, Duke of Aosta, and Ernst von Mansfeld.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1918, Günther Rall ranks 47. Before him are Julian Schwinger, Hans Scholl, Patricio Aylwin, Edward B. Lewis, Betty Ford, and Birgit Nilsson. After him are Fanny Blankers-Koen, Paul D. Boyer, Richard Winters, André Bazin, Pavlik Morozov, and João Goulart. Among people deceased in 2009, Günther Rall ranks 31. Before him are Ralf Dahrendorf, Bobby Robson, Jean Dausset, Maurice Druon, Jack Kemp, and Robert F. Furchgott. After him are João Bernardo Vieira, Jennifer Jones, Leszek Kołakowski, Juan Almeida Bosque, Velupillai Prabhakaran, and Ephraim Katzir.

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In Germany

Among people born in Germany, Günther Rall ranks 955 out of 7,253. Before him are Michael Ballack (1976), Robert Aumann (1930), Edith Frank (1900), Margot Frank (1926), Hedwig Eleonora of Holstein-Gottorp (1636), and Kurt Eisner (1867). After him are Ernst vom Rath (1909), Henry II, Duke of Austria (1107), Louis I, Duke of Bavaria (1173), Erhard Heiden (1901), Paul Blobel (1894), and Sophie of Mecklenburg-Güstrow (1557).

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Among MILITARY PERSONNELS In Germany

Among military personnels born in Germany, Günther Rall ranks 78. Before him are Hans-Valentin Hube (1890), Hugo Sperrle (1885), Günther Prien (1908), Levin August von Bennigsen (1745), Gerhard von Scharnhorst (1755), and Götz von Berlichingen (1480). After him are Heinrich von Vietinghoff (1887), Reinhard Scheer (1863), Carl-Heinrich von Stülpnagel (1886), Albrecht Mertz von Quirnheim (1905), Herbert Gille (1897), and Christian Wirth (1885).

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