Who is Erich Hartmann?
Correct answer: The highest scoring "Ace" fighter pilot of all time
PHilomena
OMG! I had no clue about this man. I don't recall studying about him in school. Amazing life and what he endured. Thank you for this question.
Player briwhi
johnwintergreen, And also a lot of the German pilots got their initial experience and "kills" in the Spanish civil war, again against inferior planes and inexperienced pilots.
Raptors Champion
johnwintergreen, war is a nasty evil business
mick dundee
PHilomena, same, I thought that was the red baron who has a different name
Phil 'sum guy'
war, just like any business,at some point your integrity is tested & consequences happen regardless of any previous outstanding achievements - superiors can be inconsiderate to say the least...
Aukyboy
So in 1995, 50 years after he got a 50 year sentence, they declared his sentence illegal. He must have been so happy.
2Legit
He couldn’t have joined the West German Luftwaffe in 1956
Osiris
makes you wonder if there's a relation with the South Park character...
Iwonder
PHilomena, I know they don't seem to teach us what we find out later to be important.