Adolf Galland, a fearless, cigar-chomping flyer, was the youngest major general in German history. He learned to fly a glider in the post-Versailles days when the Germans were forbidden an air force.
Adolf Galland, 83, one of Germany’s most famous fighter pilots during World War II, died Friday at home in Germany after heart surgery. He is credited with shooting down 104 Allied planes during World ...
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