He was born 10. march 1918 in the town not a huge success. His father was a merchant, however, the young Günther decided on a military career. Like many other pilots, however, begins at the corps and 2. December, 1936 was included in the rank Fahnenjunker 13. The Infanterie Regiment. Followed by military school in Potsdam and after her graduation, she Rall now in the rank of Oberfähnrich decides to join the Luftwaffe. This for his life, undoubtedly the key decision zrealizovalo 1. September 1938 and freshly promoted Leutnant Rall is immediately included in the training of a fighter pilot.
After completion of training is sent to the III. GruppeJagdgeschwader 52. After the outbreak of the 2. world war, his unit long dislocated outside of the combat area. This situation lasted until the beginning of the western campaign, when it was 8. Staffel/JG 52 transferred to the airport near Trier. His first success achieved Rall on may 18. may 1940 when the took off as part of the escort of the observation aircraft. Close to the French Metz, there is a conflict with the enemy and airy, the fight. In the Rallovi managed to hit the aircraft Curtiss H-75A flown to the Otto Hanzlíčkem. This had to leave the machine on a parachute. Shortly after his first victory was, however, Rallův aircraft also hit and this was forced to emergency landing.
This victory, however, was for Günthera Ralla for a long time the only. 8./JG 52 after the defeat of France moving to the north, and participates in the offensive against Great Britain. Here is also a Rall of 25. July becoming the commander of the 8./JG 52 and subsequently 1. August promoted to the rank of Oberleutnant. This was, however, his only success and so, when in September moved III. Gruppe to Berlin for the replenishment of the losses, had to his credit, is still only a single win. In the spring of 1941, then was III./JG52 transferred to Romania to strengthen the protection of their oil fields. For a short time with Rall with III./JG52 discovered in Greece, to finally once again returned to Romania, where the unit was přezbrojena on the new machines the Messerschmitt Bf 109F.
A major turning point in the Rallově career of a fighter pilot meant the attack of Germany on the USSR. Just the third day of the offensive, achieves another victory and more triumphs then quickly accumulate. In the day of his had 36 victories, 28. November 1941 but is himself shot down and while attempting an emergency landing hard crashes. Has the three places, a broken spine and ochrnutou half of the body. During the treatment in a hospital in Vienna will receive German cross in gold and in the spring of 1942, it is already clear that they can return to combat flying.
It happened already in July and exactly in the middle of August, reaching his 50. kill. Due to the still aching spine must always be in a booster seat vystlanou pillows. This fact, however, he in no way prevents in a significant improvement in the progression of the score. Day 4. September, already again as the commander of the 8./JG52, acquires Knight's cross of the for 65 victories and already 26. October are him little authority vested in the All games at the occasion of the achievement of the centenary air of triumph.
After accomplishing this is Rall sent on holiday, by the first will use for your wedding with the treating doctor of the vienna hospital. Then it is sent to transmit the experience of young stíhačům into the training center and on the battlefield returns in march 1943.
His pace getting the victory is once again breathtaking and so is the Rall 1. may promoted to the rank of Hauptmann and subsequently 5. July is appointed commander of the whole III./JG52. Two days after this act achieves its 150. kill. During the battle of Kursk, and for the months of July and August Rall sestřeluje full 55 of opponents and of the council of 29. August is gaining as only the third pilot of the Luftwaffe victory number 200. For this performance are subsequently 20. September little authority vested in the Our cross Swords.
After returning from a short vacation sestřeluje Rall during the October 40 other rivals and Sunday 28. November ascribes the victory with a serial number 250. At this time it exceeds the number of kills only Walter Nowotny, who has been accomplishing this valued Diamonds. This honor is, however, on the Ralla already received. He then relented somewhat in the pace of increasing their success, however, in march 1944 reached victory no. 256, and hereby is promoted to the same headboard fighters of the Luftwaffe from which it until a few months ones Erich Hartmann.
16. April sestřeluje Rall your 273. opponents and by rounding out your account in the framework of the Eastern front. 19. April is appointed to the post of the commander of the II./JG 11 incorporated into the system of air defence of the Empire. In this function achieves the other two kills, and 12. may himself shot down. In a duel with the aircraft P-47 Thunderbolt him one of the missiles amputuje the thumb of the left hand and Rall is subsequently forced to leave his machine on a parachute.
During the treatment of this injury is Rall infected záškrtem and the hospital so leaving until November. December is promoted to the rank of Major and assigned to command of the course in the school of the commanders of the air force. In this function got Rall unique opportunity to become acquainted with the ukořistěnými aircraft of the Allies. 20. February 1945 Rall is assigned to command the squadron JG 300 Wilde Sau and flies on the machine Focke Wulf Fw 190D. Your score, however, no further nenavýší and so ends the war with a total of 275 victories, of which only three reached the West. For his whole military career was then Rall a total of eight times, shot down and wounded three times.
Since Rallovi flourished during the war to keep a distance from the nazi ideas, so it was immediately after its renewal accepted in the rank of Major the new Bundesluftwaffe. After three years of service on jet aircraft dočkává promotion to the rank of Oberstleutnant and to 21. December 1960 he was awarded the rank of Oberst and is subsequently transferred to the staff of the function. 12. September 1966 is hereby appointed to the rank of Brigadegeneral and in the following year to the rank of Major General. In 1970, is then promoted to the rank of General Leutnant and changes in the function of the chief inspector of the Bundesluftwaffe Johannes Steinhoffa. As the last war pilot then this function remains the next three years. and at the end of 1975 retiring. The rest of your life then Günther Rall spent in the midst of their family in a Bad Reichnhallu, where also 4. October 2009 at the age of 91 years die from cardiac arrest.
Sources: Wolfgang Matthias - Fighter aces of the Luftwaffe, World of wings 1994, ISBN 8085280213 Mike Spick - Fighter aces of the Luftwaffe, Jota Military 1999, ISBN 807242047X Tomáš Polák - Major Günther Rall, Aero Plactic Kits Revue, th In., no 37, str. 50-53 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Günther_Rall http://www.luftwaffe.cz/rall.html.
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Fig. 1: Rall after getting the 250. victory Fig. 2: Rall's official portrait in the function of the Inspector of the renewed Luftwaffe, a post he has held since 1. January 1971 to 31. march 1973.
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