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Walter Nowotny

1920 - 1944

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Walter Nowotny (7 December 1920 – 8 November 1944) was an Austrian-born fighter ace of the Luftwaffe in World War II. He is credited with 258 aerial victories—that is, 258 aerial combat encounters resulting in the destruction of the enemy aircraft—in 442 combat missions. Nowotny achieved 255 of these victories on the Eastern Front and three while flying one of the first jet fighters, the Messerschmitt Me 262, in the Defense of the Reich. He scored most of his victories in the Focke-Wulf Fw 190, and approximately 50 in the Messerschmitt Bf 109. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Walter Nowotny has received more than 434,513 page views. His biography is available in 26 different languages on Wikipedia. Walter Nowotny is the 424th most popular military personnel (down from 406th in 2019), the 251st most popular biography from Austria (down from 241st in 2019) and the 12th most popular Austrian Military Personnel.

Walter Nowotny is most famous for his work in the field of quantum physics. He is also well known for his contribution to the development of the theory of nuclear fusion.

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Among MILITARY PERSONNELS

Among military personnels, Walter Nowotny ranks 424 out of 2,058. Before him are Nikolai Kuznetsov, Richard Winters, Erasmo of Narni, Shoichi Yokoi, Gaius Claudius Glaber, and Yonatan Netanyahu. After him are Herbert Gille, Datis, Thomas-Alexandre Dumas, Galdan Boshugtu Khan, Christian Wirth, and Günther Lütjens.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1920, Walter Nowotny ranks 52. Before him are Prem Tinsulanonda, Baruj Benacerraf, Chiara Lubich, E. Donnall Thomas, Lawrence Klein, and Shelley Winters. After him are George Armitage Miller, P. D. James, Dave Brubeck, Ovadia Yosef, Maureen O'Hara, and Jack Elam. Among people deceased in 1944, Walter Nowotny ranks 58. Before him are Bronislav Kaminski, Princess Maria Josepha of Saxony, Princess Mafalda of Savoy, Carl-Heinrich von Stülpnagel, Albrecht Mertz von Quirnheim, and Jean Giraudoux. After him are Mohammed Alim Khan, George Stinney, Christian Wirth, Jean Tatlock, Asmahan, and Infanta Maria Theresa of Portugal.

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In Austria

Among people born in Austria, Walter Nowotny ranks 251 out of 1,424. Before him are Karl Lueger (1844), Carl Ditters von Dittersdorf (1739), Ludwig von Bertalanffy (1901), Othenio Abel (1875), Clemens Krauss (1893), and Archduchess Elisabeth Franziska of Austria (1892). After him are August Kubizek (1888), Franz Xaver Gruber (1787), Anton Florian, Prince of Liechtenstein (1656), Rudolf Kirchschläger (1915), Cecilia Renata of Austria (1611), and Johann Georg Albrechtsberger (1736).

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Among MILITARY PERSONNELS In Austria

Among military personnels born in Austria, Walter Nowotny ranks 12. Before him are Karl Philipp, Prince of Schwarzenberg (1771), Lothar Rendulic (1887), Alois Brunner (1912), Franz Conrad von Hötzendorf (1852), Archduke Albrecht, Duke of Teschen (1817), and Gustav Wagner (1911). After him are Archduke Karl Ferdinand of Austria (1818), Archduke Leopold Wilhelm of Austria (1614), Leopold Joseph von Daun (1705), Franz Böhme (1885), Karl Silberbauer (1911), and Archduke Joseph Ferdinand of Austria (1872).

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