"On 15 April 1941, Galland took off with lobster and champagne to celebrate General Theo Osterkamp's birthday at Le Touquet, France. He made a detour with his wingman towards England, looking for RAF aircraft. Off the cliffs of Dover he spotted a group of Spitfires. Galland attacked and claimed two confirmed and one unconfirmed shot down. The actual result was the destruction of one Spitfire; the other two were damaged in force landings with both pilots wounded. Galland then landed without incident at Le Touquet and presented Osterkamp with his gifts" Like a boss...
Douglas Bader after these pictures were taken Asked if he could sit in Galland's ME-109 which he done..Then asked if Galland would let him do a few circles around the airfield Galland smiled...: Don't feel bad if i say no I would ask the same thing if it was the other way around And i would expect you to say No too ! After the war Galland presented himself to the English and was taken to England The moment he landed Bader was there to meet him with a box of cigars..
You should read a magnfiicent book called "A Higher Call" which creates a whole new historical understanding of the Luftwaffe, and echoes the stories of my wife's German teacher, who was a Luftwaffe pilot whose father and brother were sent to Dachau or some other camp. The Luftwaffe hated Goering ("The Fat One"), and new that Hitler was destroying them and losing the war. But if Hitler ordered Galland to dinner, Galland wasn't given a choice.
Galland was a very rare true Officer & Gentleman! of High Order! He was the kind of Leader this world needs!! I would have followed him into the Gates of Hell it's self!!
Apparently this guy had a device in his cockpit to hold his cigar while flying. What a legend. Germans of that era were truly a different breed if I look a the skinny-jeans wearing hipsters in any German city today.
he had a cigar lighter and ashtray installed in his 109. Also he had a rifle scope installed through his windscreen in order to see enemy aircraft from a didtance.
He was close friends with Werner Molders, a fervent nazi. Molders was "struck down by the hand of God." Molders was on his way to the funeral of his commander Ernst Udet, when his plane went down in a storm. Quite an unglamorous ending for such a renowned fighter ace. In all, Galland had a great life. Even after he was captured by the Allies, they treated him more like a celebrity than an enemy POW. He looked more like a moviestar than a warrior in my opinion. A touch of Chaplin, even IMO.
Great photo at 02:29...."Dolfo" and "Vati".....(Adolf Galland and Werner Moelders), two of our greatest aviation Aces...(Ours meaning, respect from both Allied and Axis forces)....RIP and respect to you, one of my idols. Great posting mate, Thanks!
Coragem, desprendimento, fidalguia um verdadeiro cavalheiro. Adolfo Galland, um exemplo de militar de outrora. Desde Brasil un saludos a todos Los verdadeiros soldados del mundo
Todo un Honor, formar parte del desarrollo, e impartir Instrucción, en la Fuerza Aérea Argentina. + Q.E.P.D.Eternamente en el Cielo de los Ases, Caballero "Dolfo." Allen eine Ehre, Teil der Entwicklung zu sein und Unterricht in der argentinischen Luftwaffe zu erteilen. + Q.E.P.D. für immer am Himmel der Asse, Ritter "Dolfo".
Galland is the best fighter pilot he's the only one German ace who all his kills was against RAF, USA& .. had over100 victorys. None of his kills was easy targets Soviet airplanes like Eric Hartmann or Gunter rall which most their kills was on eastern front. Hartmann had impressive 370 kills but just 20 of them was against RAF &usaf all the airmen of ww2 were brave rest in peace
You are wrong. HJ Marseille was the most successful pilot who flew regularly against the Western allies with 158 air victories. Hartmann had "only" 352, not 370.
The same is happening mu-sick wise with TV Documentaries about Egyptian Pyramids. My wife says most likely to please those who have their TVs on, just for backround noise whilst they are doing something else than watching. I have no alternative but to switch off. (Composer / Musician)
This summer I was at his graveside in Oberwinter and to my surprise his grave were gorn # nothing at all # ?????!!!! - To me its a lake of respect towards a son of Germany. -
"On 15 April 1941, Galland took off with lobster and champagne to celebrate General Theo Osterkamp's birthday at Le Touquet, France. He made a detour with his wingman towards England, looking for RAF aircraft. Off the cliffs of Dover he spotted a group of Spitfires. Galland attacked and claimed two confirmed and one unconfirmed shot down. The actual result was the destruction of one Spitfire; the other two were damaged in force landings with both pilots wounded. Galland then landed without incident at Le Touquet and presented Osterkamp with his gifts"
Like a boss...
Lot of respect for Galland..a true Gentleman and National Hero in addition to being a really nice Bloke🇬🇧👍
Douglas Bader after these pictures were taken Asked if he could sit in Galland's ME-109 which he done..Then asked if Galland would let him do a few circles around the airfield Galland smiled...: Don't feel bad if i say no I would ask the same thing if it was the other way around And i would expect you to say No too !
After the war Galland presented himself to the English and was taken to England The moment he landed Bader was there to meet him with a box of cigars..
The biggest aces the world has ever known
Riposa in pace Dolfo, grazie per aver combattuto con la Regia Aeronautica Italiana...
He was a fantastic leader of men and had balls of steel. RIP "Dolfo"
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الالمان عباقرة العالم
as mentioned below, what a great pic of Dolfo with Molders... Molders was SO good.
You should read a magnfiicent book called "A Higher Call" which creates a whole new historical understanding of the Luftwaffe, and echoes the stories of my wife's German teacher, who was a Luftwaffe pilot whose father and brother were sent to Dachau or some other camp. The Luftwaffe hated Goering ("The Fat One"), and new that Hitler was destroying them and losing the war. But if Hitler ordered Galland to dinner, Galland wasn't given a choice.
+Chris Gattman. I have read that book. It's nearly impossible to put down.
Sein Gedächtnis ewig jemandes wird in unserem Herzen leben.
Galland was a very rare true Officer & Gentleman! of High Order! He was the kind of Leader this world needs!! I would have followed him into the Gates of Hell it's self!!
Apparently this guy had a device in his cockpit to hold his cigar while flying. What a legend. Germans of that era were truly a different breed if I look a the skinny-jeans wearing hipsters in any German city today.
Er hatte in seiner Kabine einen Aschenbecher mit elektrischem Feuerzeug installiert. 😁
he had a cigar lighter and ashtray installed in his 109. Also he had a rifle scope installed through his windscreen in order to see enemy aircraft from a didtance.
He was close friends with Werner Molders, a fervent nazi. Molders was "struck down by the hand of God." Molders was on his way to the funeral of his commander Ernst Udet, when his plane went down in a storm. Quite an unglamorous ending for such a renowned fighter ace.
In all, Galland had a great life. Even after he was captured by the Allies, they treated him more like a celebrity than an enemy POW. He looked more like a moviestar than a warrior in my opinion. A touch of Chaplin, even IMO.
I believe 0:58 and 2:57 show them together. Fun fact: Both were born in Germany's industrial Ruhr district, probably not more than 15 miles apart.
Great photo at 02:29...."Dolfo" and "Vati".....(Adolf Galland and Werner Moelders), two of our greatest aviation Aces...(Ours meaning, respect from both Allied and Axis forces)....RIP and respect to you, one of my idols. Great posting mate, Thanks!
Also I believe on Gallands right was Colonial Gunther Leutzow, who eventually died when his ME262 crashed while being attacked by P47 Thunderbolts.
Un gran piloto, líder de la Luftwaffe y un gran caballero de los cielos de Europa y el mundo.
I just started to re-read the book, The First and The Last, written by Adolf Galland. It is a very good book.
A great warrior.....a great aviator
A true Gentleman Warrior. Salute!
2:57 what a beatiful photo
Nobody quite uniformed like the Germans did they? Even to this day!
Legends never die they always fly..
I read Robert Stanford Tuck and Gallant became great friends ....reconciled warriors
When Galland had his son baptized, he actually had Robert Stanford Tuck serve as the child’s God Father.
Gracias por compartir esas imágenes de un piloto y líder.
Coragem, desprendimento, fidalguia um verdadeiro cavalheiro. Adolfo Galland, um exemplo de militar de outrora. Desde Brasil un saludos a todos Los verdadeiros soldados del mundo
1948-1955 Fuerza Aérea Argentina General de Cazas.
Todo un Honor, formar parte del desarrollo, e impartir Instrucción, en la Fuerza Aérea Argentina.
+ Q.E.P.D.Eternamente
en el Cielo de los Ases,
Caballero "Dolfo."
Allen eine Ehre, Teil der Entwicklung zu sein und Unterricht in der argentinischen Luftwaffe zu erteilen.
+ Q.E.P.D. für immer
am Himmel der Asse,
Ritter "Dolfo".
Galland is the best fighter pilot he's the only one German ace who all his kills was against RAF, USA& .. had over100 victorys. None of his kills was easy targets Soviet airplanes like Eric Hartmann or Gunter rall which most their kills was on eastern front. Hartmann had impressive 370 kills but just 20 of them was against RAF &usaf all the airmen of ww2 were brave rest in peace
hans joachim marseille? he was 158 victories in western front mr Galland called him virtuoso ;)) but anyway Dolfo Galland was only one !!
You are wrong. HJ Marseille was the most successful pilot who flew regularly against the Western allies with 158 air victories. Hartmann had "only" 352, not 370.
Адольф Галанд.Пилот ас.Отличный командир друг товарищ и человек. Вообще интересный человек.Кому интересно прочитайте
Aatu Galland. Oli tämä meidänkin Hasse Wind kova jätkä.
Top General 👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍
Get rid of the 21st century modern music
Pussy snowflake music
The same is happening mu-sick wise with TV Documentaries about Egyptian Pyramids. My wife says most likely to please those who have their TVs on,
just for backround noise whilst they are doing something else than watching.
I have no alternative but to switch off.
(Composer / Musician)
Jesus, could you have picked worse music for this type of video?
This summer I was at his graveside in Oberwinter and to my surprise his grave were gorn # nothing at all # ?????!!!! - To me its a lake of respect towards a son of Germany. -
He grave was destroy??
1 pilota tedesco = 10 piloti americani.
There were better aces in luftwaffe.
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@@jabjabato7791 Im not trying to make galland bad. Just other aces succeafully mission counts much better than galland :)
@@fatihorkunss Oh, no problem. But keep in mind that he was left on the ground for a long time. General Major at 29 years, I think. Best regards
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