Met him about 1974. He was the guest speaker at our AFJROTC dining out at Bitburg AFB in Germany. Noticed the Base and Wing commander at the base addressed him with great respect calling him "sir". Was still flying and had flown in his personal Beechcraft Bonanza and was allowed to land at the base which was a rare honor. Humble, kind, intelligent, funny, and gracious man. Gave a great talk that I wish I had a copy of.
Damn….we should have recorders ready the moment any one of these guys begins to speak. Their history and their impressions of it is crucial. And now there are so few left
@@mamavswild - Practically no one is left... Just think of this : the 20 year old pilot who joined the Luftwaffe when the war broke out in 1939, today would be 103 ! Not impossible but highly unlikely.
how many innocent civilians did this nazi kill? a lot... how many bombs did he throw on innocent people? very many .. who cares what he says?plus he sold himself to you americans after the war..classic traitor
@@dejanjuhanovski9504 - Don't be so dumb...you ask who cares about what he says...and YOU care so much that you eagerly watched this video AND took the time to write several hatred-filled blunders...! Do us a favor and hit the road, Jack !
sorry Bob H, but you are a douchebag for showing so much admiration for an enemy combatant who should have used all his focus and energy towards eliminating the subhuman filth known as hitler, saving tens of millions of lives. That would have been someone to admire.
In 1957 I opened a United Aircraft office in Koeln, and was delivering Sikorsky H-34 helicopters to the German Army. General Galland was an advisor for United Aircraft, and the two of us often traveled together to the Paris Air Show or to the Helicopter Symposiums in Koblenz. At the first Paris Air show where I was present each day, United Aircraft had a Chalet at the flight line, where our guests could get a bite to eat and have a drink while the flying program was going on. Late one afternoon, my wife and I went from our stand in the main exhibition hall out past parked aircraft to the Chalet. What we found there was a mess. Dirty plates and glasses covered the bar. I took off my jacket, rolled up my sleeves; put on an apron and started washing dishes and glasses. My wife was doing the same. Then General Galland arrived at the Chalet, with his wife, the Countess. When he saw us washing dishes, he took off his jacket; rolled up his shirt sleeves, put on an apron; and grabbed a dish towel to dry the items my wife and I were washing. His wife did the same. As we were in the midst of our dish washing and Chalet clean up, our Chairman of the Board of United Aircraft came in. He took a look at what we were doing; said hello to us, and left. At the next Paris Air Show, we had a whole crew of French workers at the Chalet as cooks, bar tenders, servers, and a clean-up crew. Occasionally, when I had to get to Hamburg for a meeting with Lufthansa management and couldn't find a flight that got me there, I'd ask Adolf if he could fly me to Hamburg in his Beech Bonanza. He did. So, General Galland was also my very occasional private pilot, who would fly me from Koeln to Hamburg! He flew and I was his copilot / navigator.
@@malb3348 After WWII, the fighter pilots used to get together once a year. Everyone that flew a fighter was invited to attend. Bader, the British Spitfire pilot, and Galland were good buddies, and later, when Galland's wife had a baby, Bader was the God Father.
Gathering of Eagles convention in 1985. Met him at the symposium put together by Virginia Badger at the MGM. Then went to the air show out at McCarren Airport.
I met the WW2 American pilot by accident when I was seeking a old lake beach. He showed me a large mural painting depicting Galland shooting down a B-26 bomber and this gentleman in his P-47 Thunderbolt disabled Galland’s plane. All pilots survived. All had signed the painting and became friends after the war ended. They were as gallant as the pilots of WW1 were and now they are gone. The P-47 pilot name was James J. Finnegan unknowingly had shredded Galland 262 jet and Galland was able to land at his base, it was his last air battle.
The late Eric "Winkle " Brown. Possibly the finest pilot who ever lived. Was inspired by Ernst Udet. An instinctive pilot that could take your breath away with his skill. Brown landed a Mosquito ( The most underrated Aircraft of WW2) on a carrier in 1944. Flew more variants than anyone on the planet. It is hard to get passed the loss of life involved. But , do believe there was a deep respect there.
@@Pedro-em3ikThis isn’t the case. Galland was admired because of his bravery and talent and after the war became friends with a lot of pilots from both sides. These pilots had qualities that were respected
The Germans (and the Japanese) were very much "Fly until you die" in WW2. The US tended to rotate its aviators to training cadres so they could pass on their knowledge to the next crop of aviators. Hence, not too many German aviators survived the war. But the ones who did tended to have ridiculous mission counts and aerial victories compared to US or British pilots.
@@oneandy2 Brazil did the same as Germany and Japan in their campaign in Italy with their pilots. Many missions had some pilots that had already passed 50 missions, some reaching 100 missions between October 44 and April 45 in two or more sorties (especially ground attack with their P-47s) per day due to lack of replacement.
@@MasonboyMasiel Yes, the first group of fighters (P-47 fighters) subordinated to the 350th Fighter Group of the 62nd Fighter Wing of the Twelfth Air Force even received the Presidential Unit Citation commendation for its performance in the theater of operations (Apennines and Po Valley)
Meet him in Dusseldorf ,in 1982 ,when a Me 109 made the first flight since war end. When the Me109 started there were more than 200.000 people. Many former pilots were criyng. Every one was silent...Something to remember
Met Adolf Galland at a presentation and book signing at the Smithsonian Air and Space Museum in DC when I was a kid in the 70s. Very interesting to talk to and respected me as a kid. Graciously signed a couple of my books. A class act all the way.
My room had models hanging from the ceiling. And I remember my 109 model. Dad is German and was in the war but at the end. Kirt student. Heroes because thay made it through ww2
What a incredible man, I know nothing of this and just click on for a change. I find it amazing and the utmost respect for this man. I am British and I salute the RAF pilots who fought in the Battle of Briton god bless them all. But in my total ignorance of this subject, I cannot find fault with this lion of a man, he is the real epitome of days gone by , intelligent and respectful . I can’t really believe just what I have watched. God bless him and may I also say god bless all the RAF pilots who fought to save Great Briton . A Huge gulf in what they were fighting for but I cannot find it possible to discredit this man even though he fought against my country. May peace always be between us.
Pilots went on guts and skill. I cannot remember the exact time the German pilots had once they reached Britain but it was not much. Probably some of you know what the German planes had time wise before needing to turn back. Burned a bunch of fuel crossing and recrossing the channel. Many planes lost to running out of fuel. And, sadly, concentration camps did experiments on prisoners to see how long a human could stand the temperature of the channel’s water and how best to bring the body temperature back up without further damage. Different times for sure.
Nothing but respect for this man. His book “The First and the Last” is a must read for all who seek to know what being in the German military leadership during WW2 was really like. A non political hero of his country.
in late 80 I happened to be given The book Die erste und die lezte then 2005 i moved to TX I threw it away I missed it since then I found out in ebay I order it then I watch my youtube and come cross this show and watching now
I got to hear him speak at the Long Beach California Elks club in 1987, beside him was Günther Rall, Walter Krupinski and another German ace whose name I forget. It was amazing to Herat here men speak and hear the story of the European air war from the German side.
Galland was one of the key stunt pilots in the filming of The Battle of Britain Watching him fly the ME - 109s acquired from Spain for the movie.was incredible. I could say his arrival at the set - Galland made a "Gallant " entrance.
@Aussie Pom Speaking of the depature scene: in reality, Goering ordered the train to depart in such a haste, that several telephone and power cables weren´t unplugged and kept dangling behind the rolling train. The director decided to have that NOT included in the movie since it would have turned a movie, claiming to be mostly historically accurate, into a comedy
This man not only treated enemy pows with respect but Douglas bader and Stanford tuck who were anti german became very close friends in fact,the latter became godfather to Gallands son ,good to know no hate existed between former combatants
@@pobinr May be his "sin" was to fight for his Country ?? Not for the Nazi regime!! Other allies aces also fought for their Country and they did not think of the brutal excesses the Colonial regime made since the bigining of the 20 century!! They only were Gentlemen that fought for their Country!!
@@iaidagger8278 our boys were fighting to defend our country & freedom. Galand was fighting in the name of evil. I bet he used to use civilians for target practice in Spanish civil war. Just a dashing thug in a uniform
Montgomery spoke well of Galland in his memoirs. He was very well liked and accepted in England after the war, Galland gave a speech at Tavistock Hall in London in 1971 and got a standing ovation that lasted a few minutes.
An international treasure. A true air warrior and I don't care what side you were on, his bravery and expertise in combat is venerated by people who truly appreciate aerial combat.
Great video! How lucky we are Adolf Galland invited the camera crew to video tape his memories. A wonderful book: A Higher Call gives first hand account of the character and honor of Adolf Galland!
In 1980 Generalleutnant Adolf Galland visited Vancouver, British Columbia to attend the annual Battle of Britain ceremony and to see old friends, including the famous RAF ace Douglas Bader. My brother Dave and I took the day off school and hopped on the bus to see him and other aces at an event being held at a downtown Vancouver mall. Local resident Franz Stigler, who had a long association with our Royal Canadian Air Cadets squadron, was also in attendance. Naturally, we were enthralled by their comments on flying and the war. I ran down the street and popped into the two or three nearest bookstores, hoping to find a copy of General Galland's war memoir 'The First and the Last', only to be disappointed. Nevertheless, both Stigler and Galland signed our copy of 'A Pictorial History of the Luftwaffe' - Galland over a portrait of himself, Stigler on a photo of a Me-262, which type he flew late in the war. A day or two later, and much to our surprise, both Stigler and Galland attended our cadet squadron's parade evening, which was held in a high school gym in Port Moody, B.C. Our CO, Captain Kettlewell, an Englishman, asked the general whether he would like to present several cadets with their glider and powered wings. He accepted and soon stood before the awardees in a sky blue business suit. Each cadet in turn marched up smartly and saluted the German general, and Galland returned their salutes. It was an astonishing scene! Afterwards, Captain Kettlewell addressed the squadron, wryly observing, "Well, it's not every day that we have a Nazi general on parade".
Have a signed copy of Adolf Galland’s books in my library. Met and spoke with Virginia Bader in her store and studio a number of years ago near Orange County airport. Did not know until she shared with me that she and General Galland had a long and treasured relationship. It was a conversation that stays with me even today. Great video and tribute to a Fighter Pilot’s Fighter Pilot. Thanks for this two-part Video. Greatly appreciate bringing General Galland back to life so vividly. Clearly a labor of love.
I was privileged to meet General Galland in the Fall of 1976 when he was a guest speaker at Norwich, the military college in Vermont. He was a guest speaker and his main topic was building the modern Luftwaffe, with some of his WW2 background.
@NOsense of FACTS - no need to travel, U.S. has had " murderers " as a political party 190+ years .... they are the DEMOCRAT PARTY OF THE KKK, BLM & ANTIFA
@@Two4Brew you are a man of the cloth and you speak of it being a privilege to meet someone who was not a mere pawn but an integral part of the German war machine. If you want to talk about repugnant, then I would say that applies to your values in life and you should be ashamed of yourself.
Respect, Galland, Cigar smoking Strategist, though I was partial to Werner Molders, who was both a Dominate Fighter Pilot & Strategist, I read ERich von Mansteins Memoirs and he said when Molders Fighter Group was assigned to his Rear on Crimea supply roads that were being attacked, when Luftwaffe Field Marschall Von Richthofen sent Molders group, that Soviet Ground attacks stopped completely, that's how well the judeo bolschviks feared and was able to Identify when Sky Sharks were there
After WW2 he became great friends with former enemies which included Douglas Bader Laddie Lucas, Johnny Johnson and Robert Stanford Tuck. He was a guest a on Douglas Bader at his This is Your Life tribute. Adolf died 9 February 1996.
He must of had a deep friendship with Moelders as he was emotional when talking of his death and funeral. Read Galland's book, he was a great pilot and man.
Thank You for putting all this together..as an American, it's been great to see The War being memorialized before the Veterans are gone..These Men's stories are incredibly important and need the same treatment.. some of these Germans kill rates were nothing short of amazing! Eric Hartman comes to mind, in particular..
@@senseofthecommonman don't put words in my mouth, pal.... that is not what I said... you CAN learn from your enemies, so you can stop them next time..
Erich was amazing but the real fighter king was Hans Joachim Marseille! 158 Planes downed. Only Raf Fighters no russians with retarded planes and mostly poorly trained pilots.
Uno dei tanti grandissimi generali tedeschi. Un grande pilota,coraggiosissimo e preparatissimo. L'Aviazione Militare Argentina,gli deve molto. Fu un 'grande' anche nel dopo guerra. Un militare indimenticabile. Onore eterno!
Mate of mine was in the Air Cadets and Galland was the honorary commander. He met the guy, and described him as “a real gent”. I won’t repeat what he said about Bader.
He sort of resembles Broderick Crawford from the old “Highway Patrol” series from the 1950’s. I didn’t realize he knew English until watching these videos.
WoW! What a documentary this is! Seems strange listening to Herr Galland talking about shooting down so many of my countrymen, not to mention so many wonderful Spitfires that have become so respected & famous in English folklore, But war is war and this is a true factual account of how it really was from the other side. Respect, but wouldv preferred if Herr Galland was fighting for the English instead! Cant wait for part 2 !
Spitfires you must understand are overrated in fact they used 100 to 150 American octanes. Me109 performance is amazing considering the low octane 87. So I personally am not impressed with spitfire and the zero could easily outturn it. The truth doesn’t vanish it endures while the lies dissipate.
@@garyseeseverything8615 That is actually something to celebrate with all of these foreigners helping you and Churchill’s statement is still relevant “Never have so many owed so much to so few !”
On February 29, 1944 the ' British Ministry of lnformation ' sent the following note to the higher British Clergy and to the BBC. ........Sir, l am directed by the Ministry to send you the following circular letter : It is often the duty of the good citizens and of the pious Christians to turn a blind eye on the peculiarities of those associated with us. But the time comes when such peculiarities, while still denied in public, must be taken into account when action by us is called for. We know the methods of rule employed by theBolshevik dictator in Russia itself from, for example, the writings and speaches of the Prime Minister himself during the last twenty years. We know how theRedArmy behaved in Poland in 1920 and in Finland, Estonia, Latvia, Galicia, and Bessarabia only recently. We must, therefore, take into account how theRedArmy will certainly behave when it overruns Central Europe. Unless precautions are taken, the obviously inevitable horrors which will result will throw an undue stain in public opinion in this country. We cannot reform theBolsheviks but we can do our best to save them - and ourselves - from the consequences of their acts. The disclosures of the quarter of a century will render mere denials unconvincing. The only alternative to denial is to distract public attention from the whole subject. Experience has shown that the best distraction in is ' Atrocity Propaganda ' directed against the enemy. Unfortunately the public is no longer so susceptible as in the days of the " Corps Factory ", the " Mutilated Belgian Babies " and the " Crucified Canadians ". Your cooperation is therefore earnestly sought to distract public attention from the doings of theRedArmy by your wholehearted support of various charges against the Germans and Japanese which have been and will be put into circulation by the Ministry. Your expression of belief in such may convince others. I am, Sir, Your obediant servant ( Signed ) H.HEWET, Assistant secretary. The Ministry can enter into no correspondence of any kind with regard to this communication which should only be disclosed to responsible persons. ATROCITY PROPAGANDA - " Atrocity propaganda is how we won the war. And we're only really beginning with it now ! We will continue this atrocity propaganda, we will escalate it until nobody will accept even a good word from the Germans, until all the sympathy they may still have abroad will have been destroyed and they themselves will be so confused that they will no longer know what they are doing. Once that has been achieved, once they begin to run down their own country and their own people, not reluctantly but with eagerness to please the victors, only then will our victory be complete. IT WILL NEVER BE FINAL. Re-education needs careful tending, like an English lawn. Even one moment of negligence, and the weeds crop up again - those indestructible weeds of historical TRUTH. " - SeftonDalmer (1904-1979), former British Chief of ' Black Propaganda ': Said after the German surrender in 1945 in a conversation with the German Professor of lnternation Law Dr.FriedrichGrimm. christiansfortruth.com/post-war-u-s-occupying-forces-believed-germany-justified-in-war-and-hitler-served-his-country-constructively/
My father learnt to fly for the RAF . He was in the Australian Air Force.Dad went to reunions of the Flying school in Southern Rhodesia where he learnt to fly. They had reunions in Australia. Galland was a guest speaker one night . Dad got home very late & thoroughly enjoyed his night listening to this guy & talking with him whom he had tremendous respect for . My Dad was a fighter pilot in 44 & 45 in the UK. He would find this video fascinating.
There is some video of him cruising over the D day beaches in his personal Beachcraft Bonanza “V” holding the Joy stick in one hand and in the other pointing various landmarks, you can even see his trademark cigar . I think it was taken in the early 60s but I am not sure
And his eyesight was actually not good. He passed the vision test by memorizing the chart, which a friend in the doctor's office passed down to him days earlier. Imagine.
I read Adolf Galland's biography more than 35 years ago. The book is entitled The First and the Last. Glory and downfall of the German fighter pilots. And if you are really interested in the subject, you will find the best knowledge there is in this book. And I find it very nice to see an English-language report about Adolf Galland. Mfg. Magnus
I read his book when I was a kid. I also read Pierre Glosterman. The Finnish aces. and Saburo Sakai, The Samurai. They were heroes, not tarnished by the ugly politics of the times.
The japanese Saburo Sakai, badly wounded in the head during a dogfight and thus unable to see a thing, miraculously managed to get back to base and land his Zero without crashing. Some pilot.
Anche io ho letto questi libri. Erano uomini eccezionali che non avevano niente a che vedere con coloro che li avevano coinvolti in quel conflitto disastroso
Yes, I read "The First and the Last", by Adolf Galland, "I Flew for the Fuhrer", by Heinz Knoke, "Stuka Pilot", by Hans Rudel, "The Big Show", by Pierre Glosterman, "Fighter Over Finland", by Eino Luukkanen, "Samurai", by Saburo Sakai, "Wing Leader", by J.E. Johnson, and "Duel Under the Stars", by Wilhelm Johnen
My mum had a pen friend from Germany in the 1960s they spoke often when her German pen friend said she had an uncle who was a Luftwaffe pilot during the war. That pilot was Adolf Galland. He sent my mum a personalised photo of himself to her. She still has it sitting on her coffee table.
@cementoftheKKKBLMCRTcrats - THATS JUST PEANUTZ compared to the 94th DEMOCRAT CONGRESS renege of Paris Peace Treaty leading to GENOCIDE OF CAMBODIA, LAOS & SOUTH VIETNAM
@@senseofthecommonman Give it a rest already! It was Britain, France, and the USA de facto, that declared war on Germany. The Ussr was poised to invade western Europe! The Germans did their damnedest to keep the USSR from succeeding. And the Germans are the bad guys???
wow!? do you understand what you say?- inform yourself ab the ship he sunk with children and wounded people, what do you think -what has he done at war?, helping doctors? saving children and women?
@@alexloepp Don't flip your lid!.The war is over .Both sides were in the business of killing .Nobody on either side came out of it pure and immaculate, free of sin so give it a rest .
@@alexloepp You pathetic excuse of protoplasm. The allies began the bombing of civilians in Germany, and the arming of merchant vessels at sea. Before the arming of merchant vessels, German naval vessels would take crew and passengers off the ships abour to be sunk. Put blame where it belongs: Your 'hero' Churchill.
Hitler had great universal knowledge, not only did Adolf Galland and Goering knew this. But also Leon Degrelle, all of those in Hitler's inner circle. Leon Degrelle talked about this universal knowledge that Hitler had in his books.
I've always had a great amount of respect for Galland, watching this interview has only increased that. I loved hearing from Galland himself the origin of the "Give me a squadron of Spitfires" we quote
@@senseofthecommonman Also, I'm British so Galland was responsible for training the Argentine pilots who decimated our task force in the Falklands. The British military still respect Argentina's pilots.
Ich habe sein Buch "Die Ersten und die Letzten" 1972 geschenkt bekommen. Er war wie Marseille Hugenotte. Fliegen lernte er auf der Wasserkuppe in Hessen. 👍👍👍
@@senseofthecommonman Man always looks to killers for heroes, failing that it's a man in uniform, fire-fighter or somesuch...after that it's a sports figure. It's naive to expect otherwise.
@@senseofthecommonman då va alla mördare även usa. England Ryssland osv han stred för sitt land vad skulle han annars göra. Så du inte filmen. O hörde va han sa !? Men klart. Lätt för dig o sitta o dömma i efterhand.
@@raymcnae because he had 100 what you would call victories, many of which resulted in the death of a man who was forced into defending his own country. So you may consider death in war as acceptable, I call it what it is murder, is that a value to admire?
should have been first Inspector of the German Airforce in 1955, but due to the objection of the United Staates, he was not allowed to become member of the post-war Luftwaffe. Although officially it was in the pure responsibility of Germany to choose the right man for that positon, General Turner received a telegramm from gem general Twining, in which he stated, that Turner should make clear, that the US Fovernment is not willing to accept general Galland in this position. So much about 100% free decissions...
Met him about 1974. He was the guest speaker at our AFJROTC dining out at Bitburg AFB in Germany. Noticed the Base and Wing commander at the base addressed him with great respect calling him "sir". Was still flying and had flown in his personal Beechcraft Bonanza and was allowed to land at the base which was a rare honor. Humble, kind, intelligent, funny, and gracious man. Gave a great talk that I wish I had a copy of.
Damn….we should have recorders ready the moment any one of these guys begins to speak. Their history and their impressions of it is crucial. And now there are so few left
@@mamavswild - Practically no one is left... Just think of this : the 20 year old pilot who joined the Luftwaffe when the war broke out in 1939, today would be 103 ! Not impossible but highly unlikely.
how many innocent civilians did this nazi kill? a lot... how many bombs did he throw on innocent people? very many .. who cares what he says?plus he sold himself to you americans after the war..classic traitor
@@dejanjuhanovski9504 - Don't be so dumb...you ask who cares about what he says...and YOU care so much that you eagerly watched this video AND took the time to write several hatred-filled blunders...! Do us a favor and hit the road, Jack !
sorry Bob H, but you are a douchebag for showing so much admiration for an enemy combatant who should have used all his focus and energy towards eliminating the subhuman filth known as hitler, saving tens of millions of lives. That would have been someone to admire.
In 1957 I opened a United Aircraft office in Koeln, and was delivering Sikorsky H-34 helicopters to the German Army. General Galland was an advisor for United Aircraft, and the two of us often traveled together to the Paris Air Show or to the Helicopter Symposiums in Koblenz. At the first Paris Air show where I was present each day, United Aircraft had a Chalet at the flight line, where our guests could get a bite to eat and have a drink while the flying program was going on.
Late one afternoon, my wife and I went from our stand in the main exhibition hall out past parked aircraft to the Chalet. What we found there was a mess. Dirty plates and glasses covered the bar. I took off my jacket, rolled up my sleeves; put on an apron and started washing dishes and glasses. My wife was doing the same.
Then General Galland arrived at the Chalet, with his wife, the Countess. When he saw us washing dishes, he took off his jacket; rolled up his shirt sleeves, put on an apron; and grabbed a dish towel to dry the items my wife and I were washing. His wife did the same.
As we were in the midst of our dish washing and Chalet clean up, our Chairman of the Board of United Aircraft came in. He took a look at what we were doing; said hello to us, and left.
At the next Paris Air Show, we had a whole crew of French workers at the Chalet as cooks, bar tenders, servers, and a clean-up crew.
Occasionally, when I had to get to Hamburg for a meeting with Lufthansa management and couldn't find a flight that got me there, I'd ask Adolf if he could fly me to Hamburg in his Beech Bonanza. He did. So, General Galland was also my very occasional private pilot, who would fly me from Koeln to Hamburg! He flew and I was his copilot / navigator.
Fantastic story! Thanks for sharing!
I'd ask Adolph 😁😁😁
Brilliant story all I've ever read about him sounds real decent down to earth person
@@malb3348 After WWII, the fighter pilots used to get together once a year. Everyone that flew a fighter was invited to attend. Bader, the British Spitfire pilot, and Galland were good buddies, and later, when Galland's wife had a baby, Bader was the God Father.
Great story. "When the going gets tuff, the tuff get going"
My granddad wrote him a letter during the war and got a reply. These guys were the rockstars of their time.
To bad we are not speaking German now
@@beyondalpha1072 still time to learn! ;)
@@AS-vy6ds Have fun its hard haha
@beyondalpha1072 *Too*
You can't spell in English. What makes you think you'd do any better in German?
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Met him at a air show in Las Vegas many years ago. Very gracious and signed my book of his. Living history !.
Gathering of Eagles convention in 1985. Met him at the symposium put together by Virginia Badger at the MGM. Then went to the air show out at McCarren Airport.
I met the WW2 American pilot by accident when I was seeking a old lake beach. He showed me a large mural painting depicting Galland shooting down a B-26 bomber and this gentleman in his P-47 Thunderbolt disabled Galland’s plane. All pilots survived. All had signed the painting and became friends after the war ended. They were as gallant as the pilots of WW1 were and now they are gone. The P-47 pilot name was James J. Finnegan unknowingly had shredded Galland 262 jet and Galland was able to land at his base, it was his last air battle.
The late Eric "Winkle " Brown. Possibly the finest pilot who ever lived. Was inspired by Ernst Udet. An instinctive pilot that could take your breath away with his skill.
Brown landed a Mosquito ( The most underrated Aircraft of WW2) on a carrier in 1944. Flew more variants than anyone on the planet.
It is hard to get passed the loss of life involved. But , do believe there was a deep respect there.
What a priceless painting!
It is in people DNA to admire the sucesseful. Even foes. Conversely we despise the losers
Amazing story 🙏🏻
@@Pedro-em3ikThis isn’t the case. Galland was admired because of his bravery and talent and after the war became friends with a lot of pilots from both sides. These pilots had qualities that were respected
“…I was followed by Spitfires who were not in agreement with me…” a great way of putting it..
“I personally had over 400 (combat) missions, it’s not very much.” Absolutely incredible.
The Germans (and the Japanese) were very much "Fly until you die" in WW2. The US tended to rotate its aviators to training cadres so they could pass on their knowledge to the next crop of aviators. Hence, not too many German aviators survived the war. But the ones who did tended to have ridiculous mission counts and aerial victories compared to US or British pilots.
705 including spain
@@oneandy2 Brazil did the same as Germany and Japan in their campaign in Italy with their pilots. Many missions had some pilots that had already passed 50 missions, some reaching 100 missions between October 44 and April 45 in two or more sorties (especially ground attack with their P-47s) per day due to lack of replacement.
@@mariofilho7227Brazil??
@@MasonboyMasiel Yes, the first group of fighters (P-47 fighters) subordinated to the 350th Fighter Group of the 62nd Fighter Wing of the Twelfth Air Force even received the Presidential Unit Citation commendation for its performance in the theater of operations (Apennines and Po Valley)
Met him end of the Sixties when my dad introduced him to me in an officers club of a German Air Base. An impressive man.
Meet him in Dusseldorf ,in 1982 ,when a Me 109 made the first flight since war end. When the Me109 started there were more than 200.000 people.
Many former pilots were criyng. Every one was silent...Something to remember
I didn't know they let women fly in WW2
@@salazam Habe Respekt du Hund!
Met Adolf Galland at a presentation and book signing at the Smithsonian Air and Space Museum in DC when I was a kid in the 70s. Very interesting to talk to and respected me as a kid. Graciously signed a couple of my books. A class act all the way.
As a kid here in Australia I built a model of Herr Gallands BF 109, a true warrior.
And murderer
I did the same as a kid in South Africa, many years ago.
My room had models hanging from the ceiling. And I remember my 109 model. Dad is German and was in the war but at the end. Kirt student. Heroes because thay made it through ww2
What a incredible man, I know nothing of this and just click on for a change.
I find it amazing and the utmost respect for this man.
I am British and I salute the RAF pilots who fought in the Battle of Briton god bless them all.
But in my total ignorance of this subject, I cannot find fault with this lion of a man, he is the real epitome
of days gone by , intelligent and respectful .
I can’t really believe just what I have watched.
God bless him and may I also say god bless all the RAF pilots who fought to save Great Briton .
A Huge gulf in what they were fighting for but I cannot find it possible to discredit this man even though he fought against my
country.
May peace always be between us.
Pilots went on guts and skill. I cannot remember the exact time the German pilots had once they reached Britain but it was not much. Probably some of you know what the German planes had time wise before needing to turn back. Burned a bunch of fuel crossing and recrossing the channel. Many planes lost to running out of fuel. And, sadly, concentration camps did experiments on prisoners to see how long a human could stand the temperature of the channel’s water and how best to bring the body temperature back up without further damage. Different times for sure.
Nothing but respect for this man. His book “The First and the Last” is a must read for all who seek to know what being in the German military leadership during WW2 was really like. A non political hero of his country.
He fought for a murderous dictatorship and amoral idiots like you are despicable
@@Baskerville22 well said
I loved the first and the last. I had a paperback with line drawings of airplanes. One of the books that got me into warbirds.
Excellent book!
in late 80 I happened to be given The book Die erste und die lezte then 2005 i moved to TX I threw it away I missed it since then I found out in ebay I order it then I watch my youtube and come cross this show and watching now
I got to hear him speak at the Long Beach California Elks club in 1987, beside him was Günther Rall, Walter Krupinski and another German ace whose name I forget. It was amazing to Herat here men speak and hear the story of the European air war from the German side.
Galland was one of the key stunt pilots in the filming of The Battle of Britain Watching him fly the ME - 109s acquired from Spain for the movie.was incredible. I could say his arrival at the set - Galland made a "Gallant " entrance.
They didn't use 109s in the movie they were a Spanish Buchons I believe.
@Aussie Pom Speaking of the depature scene: in reality, Goering ordered the train to depart in such a haste, that several telephone and power cables weren´t unplugged and kept dangling behind the rolling train. The director decided to have that NOT included in the movie since it would have turned a movie, claiming to be mostly historically accurate, into a comedy
@@kek7320 The 111 were Spanish ones too, with RR engines.
That was back in 1968.
@@kek7320 . Sure, but the Buchon was a Me.109 built under German license in Spain fitted with a British Merlin engine.
This man not only treated enemy pows with respect but Douglas bader and Stanford tuck who were anti german became very close friends in fact,the latter became godfather to Gallands son ,good to know no hate existed between former combatants
I totaly agree!,every pilot makes it best for wining the air combat on both sides alike!!only profesional"s accomplish their misión in war !!
Absolute gentlemen. Killed lots of people on behalf of one of the most evil genocidal regimes in history 🙄
@@pobinr May be his "sin" was to fight for his Country ?? Not for the Nazi regime!! Other allies aces also fought for their Country and they did not think of the brutal excesses the Colonial regime made since the bigining of the 20 century!! They only were Gentlemen that fought for their Country!!
@@iaidagger8278 our boys were fighting to defend our country & freedom.
Galand was fighting in the name of evil. I bet he used to use civilians for target practice in Spanish civil war. Just a dashing thug in a uniform
@@pobinr Anybody that fought for his Country was fighting in the name of "evil"
Montgomery spoke well of Galland in his memoirs. He was very well liked and accepted in England after the war, Galland gave a speech at Tavistock Hall in London in 1971 and got a standing ovation that lasted a few minutes.
@@Brunel1859 I wish I owned Gallands knights cross
Love seeing his artifacts in the background of his home, his luft dress dagger, for example. What a great pilot.
Shame he didn’t collect the dog tags of all the men he murdered, so you could see the reality of what he was.
Reflection on the past is difficult at best but to hear it from such good fighter pilot with an excellent record is a great historical reference.
Very interesting video!
My buddy will be 100 this year, he was also a pilot in the Luftwaffe. He flew He111 and Ju52. Living history!
Videotape an interview with him. Before he and his memories are lost!
Living murderer.
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It's great!
name?
@@BOHICA_
Johannes Lachmund
An international treasure. A true air warrior and I don't care what side you were on, his bravery and expertise in combat is venerated by people who truly appreciate aerial combat.
General Galland was a gentleman of the old school. A man who despised Hitler and Goring
Great video! How lucky we are Adolf Galland invited the camera crew to video tape his memories. A wonderful book: A Higher Call gives first hand account of the character and honor of Adolf Galland!
Apart from saying Holy Sh8, you had to follow orders.
This man was an aviator of such a professional manner that he was respected by the Allied side during and after the war.
In 1980 Generalleutnant Adolf Galland visited Vancouver, British Columbia to attend the annual Battle of Britain ceremony and to see old friends, including the famous RAF ace Douglas Bader. My brother Dave and I took the day off school and hopped on the bus to see him and other aces at an event being held at a downtown Vancouver mall. Local resident Franz Stigler, who had a long association with our Royal Canadian Air Cadets squadron, was also in attendance. Naturally, we were enthralled by their comments on flying and the war. I ran down the street and popped into the two or three nearest bookstores, hoping to find a copy of General Galland's war memoir 'The First and the Last', only to be disappointed. Nevertheless, both Stigler and Galland signed our copy of 'A Pictorial History of the Luftwaffe' - Galland over a portrait of himself, Stigler on a photo of a Me-262, which type he flew late in the war.
A day or two later, and much to our surprise, both Stigler and Galland attended our cadet squadron's parade evening, which was held in a high school gym in Port Moody, B.C. Our CO, Captain Kettlewell, an Englishman, asked the general whether he would like to present several cadets with their glider and powered wings. He accepted and soon stood before the awardees in a sky blue business suit. Each cadet in turn marched up smartly and saluted the German general, and Galland returned their salutes. It was an astonishing scene! Afterwards, Captain Kettlewell addressed the squadron, wryly observing, "Well, it's not every day that we have a Nazi general on parade".
Tin legs Douglas. 👍
RCAF are mighty proud of their Mozzie and Lanc. 👍🇨🇦
Have a signed copy of Adolf Galland’s books in my library. Met and spoke with Virginia Bader in her store and studio a number of years ago near Orange County airport. Did not know until she shared with me that she and General Galland had a long and treasured relationship. It was a conversation that stays with me even today. Great video and tribute to a Fighter Pilot’s Fighter Pilot. Thanks for this two-part Video. Greatly appreciate bringing General Galland back to life so vividly. Clearly a labor of love.
Have you read "A Higher Call"?
@@thomasdriver174 Yes. Good read. Unique ethos from Franz Stigler, for a German fighter pilot.
This is phenomenal been wanting to see this. He's my favorite Fighter Pilot of all time.
I was privileged to meet General Galland in the Fall of 1976 when he was a guest speaker at Norwich, the military college in Vermont.
He was a guest speaker and his main topic was building the modern Luftwaffe, with some of his WW2 background.
Do you also visit prisons and have the privilege to meet more murderers
@NOsense of FACTS - no need to travel, U.S. has had " murderers " as a political party 190+ years .... they are the DEMOCRAT PARTY OF THE KKK, BLM & ANTIFA
In reply to a repugnant comment. Yes, I have visited a prison, as a volunteer chaplain.
@@Two4Brew you are a man of the cloth and you speak of it being a privilege to meet someone who was not a mere pawn but an integral part of the German war machine.
If you want to talk about repugnant, then I would say that applies to your values in life and you should be ashamed of yourself.
@@senseofthecommonman The murderers were the allies.
this is historical gold, just like all the other video memories of the lesser known warriors that can be found on line, thank you for posting it up.
Fantastic ACE of the All Times...! German Hero...! Great Leader...! From Porto Belo, Santa Catarina State, Brazil...!
Glad you idolised a murderer, think you need some help
One of my all time Heroes....a great man!
Respect, Galland, Cigar smoking Strategist, though I was partial to Werner Molders, who was both a Dominate Fighter Pilot & Strategist, I read ERich von Mansteins Memoirs and he said when Molders Fighter Group was assigned to his Rear on Crimea supply roads that were being attacked, when Luftwaffe Field Marschall Von Richthofen sent Molders group, that Soviet Ground attacks stopped completely, that's how well the judeo bolschviks feared and was able to Identify when Sky Sharks were there
After WW2 he became great friends with former enemies which included Douglas Bader Laddie Lucas, Johnny Johnson and Robert Stanford Tuck.
He was a guest a on Douglas Bader at his This is Your Life tribute.
Adolf died 9 February 1996.
♥🎖♥ TOP Dokumentary and Honor to Herr Galland !! Thank You very much! Very needful channel 🏆
6:16 The lobsters, the oysters, and 3 spitfires were wonderful! 😄
He must of had a deep friendship with Moelders as he was emotional when talking of his death and funeral. Read Galland's book, he was a great pilot and man.
Thank You for putting all this together..as an American, it's been great to see The War being memorialized before the Veterans are gone..These Men's stories are incredibly important and need the same treatment.. some of these Germans kill rates were nothing short of amazing! Eric Hartman comes to mind, in particular..
Killing lots of people who’s country you invaded, really something to be proud of
@@senseofthecommonman don't put words in my mouth, pal.... that is not what I said... you CAN learn from your enemies, so you can stop them next time..
Erich was amazing but the real fighter king was Hans Joachim Marseille! 158 Planes downed. Only Raf Fighters no russians with retarded planes and mostly poorly trained pilots.
Uno dei tanti grandissimi generali tedeschi. Un grande pilota,coraggiosissimo e preparatissimo. L'Aviazione Militare Argentina,gli deve molto. Fu un 'grande' anche nel dopo guerra. Un militare indimenticabile. Onore eterno!
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He was a fine pilot and an even finer gentleman........
"Please Goering equip my wing with Spitfires", incredible, wow lol
Superb.....looking forward to watching part 2
Mate of mine was in the Air Cadets and Galland was the honorary commander. He met the guy, and described him as “a real gent”.
I won’t repeat what he said about Bader.
Galland: "I need some target practice with the new plane, let's see if we can find a few Spitfires in the air." "The Lobster can wait."
Hanna Reitch, excuse my spelling, amazing lady test pilot, amazing.
Met him with my Dad at NZ Pathfinders Dinner, dad and him discussed flying from both sides
He sort of resembles Broderick Crawford from the old “Highway Patrol” series from the 1950’s. I didn’t realize he knew English until watching these videos.
He also understood Spanish from the years he lived in Argentina after the war.
Like Douglas Barder..you must respect Mr Galland..both incredible pilots Enemies and eventually good friends ...this is Heavy 👍🇬🇧
Very informative program and would like to see more.
WoW! What a documentary this is! Seems strange listening to Herr Galland talking about shooting down so many of my countrymen, not to mention so many wonderful Spitfires that have become so respected & famous in English folklore, But war is war and this is a true factual account of how it really was from the other side. Respect, but wouldv preferred if Herr Galland was fighting for the English instead! Cant wait for part 2 !
Spitfires you must understand are overrated in fact they used 100 to 150 American octanes. Me109 performance is amazing considering the low octane 87. So I personally am not impressed with spitfire and the zero could easily outturn it. The truth doesn’t vanish it endures while the lies dissipate.
20 countries came to save the RAF in 1940 it’s quite a joke!
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That is actually something to celebrate with all of these foreigners helping you and Churchill’s statement is still relevant “Never have so many owed so much to so few !”
@@oceanhome2023 the drunk Churchill statement was never honest but an obvious lie in the year 2022.
On February 29, 1944 the ' British Ministry of lnformation ' sent the following note to the higher British Clergy and to the BBC. ........Sir, l am directed by the Ministry to send you the following circular letter : It is often the duty of the good citizens and of the pious Christians to turn a blind eye on the peculiarities of those associated with us. But the time comes when such peculiarities, while still denied in public, must be taken into account when action by us is called for. We know the methods of rule employed by theBolshevik dictator in Russia itself from, for example, the writings and speaches of the Prime Minister himself during the last twenty years. We know how theRedArmy behaved in Poland in 1920 and in Finland, Estonia, Latvia, Galicia, and Bessarabia only recently. We must, therefore, take into account how theRedArmy will certainly behave when it overruns Central Europe. Unless precautions are taken, the obviously inevitable horrors which will result will throw an undue stain in public opinion in this country. We cannot reform theBolsheviks but we can do our best to save them - and ourselves - from the consequences of their acts. The disclosures of the quarter of a century will render mere denials unconvincing. The only alternative to denial is to distract public attention from the whole subject. Experience has shown that the best distraction in is ' Atrocity Propaganda ' directed against the enemy. Unfortunately the public is no longer so susceptible as in the days of the " Corps Factory ", the " Mutilated Belgian Babies " and the " Crucified Canadians ". Your cooperation is therefore earnestly sought to distract public attention from the doings of theRedArmy by your wholehearted support of various charges against the Germans and Japanese which have been and will be put into circulation by the Ministry. Your expression of belief in such may convince others. I am, Sir, Your obediant servant ( Signed ) H.HEWET, Assistant secretary. The Ministry can enter into no correspondence of any kind with regard to this communication which should only be disclosed to responsible persons.
ATROCITY PROPAGANDA - " Atrocity propaganda is how we won the war. And we're only really beginning with it now ! We will continue this atrocity propaganda, we will escalate it until nobody will accept even a good word from the Germans, until all the sympathy they may still have abroad will have been destroyed and they themselves will be so confused that they will no longer know what they are doing. Once that has been achieved, once they begin to run down their own country and their own people, not reluctantly but with eagerness to please the victors, only then will our victory be complete. IT WILL NEVER BE FINAL. Re-education needs careful tending, like an English lawn. Even one moment of negligence, and the weeds crop up again - those indestructible weeds of historical TRUTH. " - SeftonDalmer (1904-1979), former British Chief of ' Black Propaganda ': Said after the German surrender in 1945 in a conversation with the German Professor of lnternation Law Dr.FriedrichGrimm. christiansfortruth.com/post-war-u-s-occupying-forces-believed-germany-justified-in-war-and-hitler-served-his-country-constructively/
The youngest German General of all time.
I think he was just 28 when he became General of the Fighter Arm.
Adolf Galland a wonderful interview.
The tales of a murderer
@denseKLANboard - DEMOCRAT FDR appointed KLANSMAN HUGO BLACK as POTUS- - thanks for the reklanminder, brah
@@senseofthecommonman🙄.....
My father learnt to fly for the RAF . He was in the Australian Air Force.Dad went to reunions of the Flying school in Southern Rhodesia where he learnt to fly. They had reunions in Australia.
Galland was a guest speaker one night . Dad got home very late & thoroughly enjoyed his night listening to this guy & talking with him whom he had tremendous respect for . My Dad was a fighter pilot in 44 & 45 in the UK. He would find this video fascinating.
Southern Rhodesia says it all.🇿🇼
@@willhovell9019 now Zimbabwe..
There is some video of him cruising over the D day beaches in his personal Beachcraft Bonanza “V” holding the Joy stick in one hand and in the other pointing various landmarks, you can even see his trademark cigar . I think it was taken in the early 60s but I am not sure
And his eyesight was actually not good. He passed the vision test by memorizing the chart, which a friend in the doctor's office passed down to him days earlier. Imagine.
I read Adolf Galland's biography more than 35 years ago. The book is entitled The First and the Last. Glory and downfall of the German fighter pilots. And if you are really interested in the subject, you will find the best knowledge there is in this book. And I find it very nice to see an English-language report about Adolf Galland. Mfg. Magnus
Awesome Video
Imagine being shot down by a guy flying with a basket full with lobsters, coming over the channel just for the lulz 😂
A huge respect Herr Galland
Incredible man,fascinating video.
26 year old wing commander... At 26 I could barely piss standing up.
I read his book when I was a kid. I also read Pierre Glosterman. The Finnish aces. and Saburo Sakai, The Samurai. They were heroes, not tarnished by the ugly politics of the times.
The japanese Saburo Sakai, badly wounded in the head during a dogfight and thus unable to see a thing, miraculously managed to get back to base and land his Zero without crashing. Some pilot.
Tumult In The Clouds by James Goodson is a great book.
Anche io ho letto questi libri. Erano uomini eccezionali che non avevano niente a che vedere con coloro che li avevano coinvolti in quel conflitto disastroso
Yes, I read "The First and the Last", by Adolf Galland, "I Flew for the Fuhrer", by Heinz Knoke, "Stuka Pilot", by Hans Rudel, "The Big Show", by Pierre Glosterman, "Fighter Over Finland", by Eino Luukkanen, "Samurai", by Saburo Sakai, "Wing Leader", by J.E. Johnson, and "Duel Under the Stars", by Wilhelm Johnen
My mum had a pen friend from Germany in the 1960s they spoke often when her German pen friend said she had an uncle who was a Luftwaffe pilot during the war. That pilot was Adolf Galland. He sent my mum a personalised photo of himself to her. She still has it sitting on her coffee table.
Absolutely wonderful!
Listening to a murderer reminisce.
@denseoftheKKKcrt - listen to COWARD DEMOCRAT TED CHAPPAQUIDDICK KENNEDY after the murder of MARY JO KOPECHNE
He was very nice to my sons years ago. Have a photo of them with the General. Bruce M. Frazer
Shame he wasn’t nicer to all the sons he murdered
@cementoftheKKKBLMCRTcrats - THATS JUST PEANUTZ compared to the 94th DEMOCRAT CONGRESS renege of Paris Peace Treaty leading to GENOCIDE OF CAMBODIA, LAOS & SOUTH VIETNAM
@@senseofthecommonman Give it a rest already!
It was Britain, France, and the USA de facto, that declared war on Germany. The Ussr was poised to invade western Europe!
The Germans did their damnedest to keep the USSR from succeeding.
And the Germans are the bad guys???
Excellent documentary
A great pilot and man.
Fascinating- very good he is on record
Amazing!
Brilliant interview. It's interesting to get a German perspective of the war.
One can only imagine,,,,,what a life this man lived !!! Wow !!!
wow!? do you understand what you say?- inform yourself ab the ship he sunk with children and wounded people, what do you think -what has he done at war?, helping doctors? saving children and women?
@@alexloepp Tell that to Bomber Harris.
@loser-ed1 - that CRT has just ate you up, huh ?
@@alexloepp Don't flip your lid!.The war is over .Both sides were in the business of killing .Nobody on either side came out of it pure and immaculate, free of sin so give it a rest .
@@alexloepp You pathetic excuse of protoplasm. The allies began the bombing of civilians in Germany, and the arming of merchant vessels at sea.
Before the arming of merchant vessels, German naval vessels would take crew and passengers off the ships abour to be sunk.
Put blame where it belongs: Your 'hero' Churchill.
He was of French Huguenot descent
Fantastic fighter pilot
The only german Pilot who had an ashtray in the cockpit of his 109!!! Class!!
Hitler had great universal knowledge, not only did Adolf Galland and Goering knew this. But also Leon Degrelle, all of those in Hitler's inner circle. Leon Degrelle talked about this universal knowledge that Hitler had in his books.
WoW!!!! A super star in the sky!!!! What a pilot!!! My God!!
very interesting
I’ve just finished the third programme. This is such an important series, brilliant in every respect!
Un grand pilote 👍respect 👍
Gallantry never dìes. A true gentleman.
Herr Galland, a Officer and a Gentleman!
This video deserves 10 likes.
So unique and interesting. And I am already a huge amateur WW2 historian and this was just what the doctor (prob a PhD) ordered!!
love this please more like it...nice to know what the Germans went through.
I've always had a great amount of respect for Galland, watching this interview has only increased that.
I loved hearing from Galland himself the origin of the "Give me a squadron of Spitfires" we quote
A truly great man with only 100 murders to his name
@@senseofthecommonman Can you substantiate that? 100 wartime victories are not murders.
@@senseofthecommonman Also, I'm British so Galland was responsible for training the Argentine pilots who decimated our task force in the Falklands. The British military still respect Argentina's pilots.
@senseoftheKLAN - thats just PEANUTS compared to the DEMOCRAT KKK EXPLOITS : COLFAX MASSACRE, COUSHATTA MASSACRE, MEMPHIS 3 DAY RIOTS, GREENSBORO MASSACRE, BLM & ANTIFA RIOTS
@@senseofthecommonman Ahhh shut up.
Great Guy !
Only 100 murders to his name…..great guy
Ich habe sein Buch "Die Ersten und die Letzten" 1972 geschenkt bekommen.
Er war wie Marseille Hugenotte. Fliegen lernte er auf der Wasserkuppe in Hessen. 👍👍👍
Don't care for who he was fighting... aviator before everything... darn legend... his book is a must read.
Real Hero Adolf galland
This. Is wery interesting 👍🏻. Greatings from Sweden
Yes a heroic murderer, you look up to some strange people.
@@senseofthecommonman Man always looks to killers for heroes, failing that it's a man in uniform, fire-fighter or somesuch...after that it's a sports figure. It's naive to expect otherwise.
@@senseofthecommonman då va alla mördare även usa. England Ryssland osv han stred för sitt land vad skulle han annars göra. Så du inte filmen. O hörde va han sa !? Men klart. Lätt för dig o sitta o dömma i efterhand.
Excellent documentary! Silly fun with closed captions: "... obama and girls..." --> "... our bombers and Goering..."
After World War II and ME262s, how did he cope with the drabness of life?
Great video of a great man😎
A truly great man, both among his comerades and, at that time, his enemies.
Absolutely it is needed captions for non english speaking people can understand by reading a must
Ein tadelloser Soldat und hervorragender Flieger der tapfer und ehrenvoll für sein Land kämpfte !
21:20 Galland 1 - Goering 0. Classically rekt.
One man i truly admire passionate airman highly skilled
You admire murderers?
How so ??
@@raymcnae because he had 100 what you would call victories, many of which resulted in the death of a man who was forced into defending his own country.
So you may consider death in war as acceptable, I call it what it is murder, is that a value to admire?
And a Nazi!
@@timf2279 so this shows you don't know the man he was not in the party and conflict with Hitler a proud German fought for his country as our boys did
Handsome chap.
Honour and Glory for all pilot down during the war.
should have been first Inspector of the German Airforce in 1955, but due to the objection of the United Staates, he was not allowed to become member of the post-war Luftwaffe. Although officially it was in the pure responsibility of Germany to choose the right man for that positon, General Turner received a telegramm from gem general Twining, in which he stated, that Turner should make clear, that the US Fovernment is not willing to accept general Galland in this position. So much about 100% free decissions...
R.I.P.