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Galland, Paul 'Paulinchen'

Date of birth:
November 3rd, 1919 (Westerholt - Westfalen)
Date of death:
October 31st, 1942 (near Dixmude-Comines Belgium)
Nationality:
German (1933-1945, Third Reich)

Biography

Brother of Adolf Galland, Paul Galland was the youngest of the four Galland brothers, three of whom served in JG-26, and the family "favorite".
Also nicknamed "Paula" & "PG".

1940: JFS 5
02.1941: 8./JG 26
04.1941 - 31.10.1942: Kdr II./JG 26

KIA in Fw 190 A-4/U4 Werknummer 2402 'Black 1' shot down 14 km from Calais by a Spitfire of 91th Sqdn. after returning from a mission ivo Canterbury

Credited with 107 missions and 17 victories.

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Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Leutnant (Pilot Officer)
Unit:
Flugzeugführer
Awarded on:
December 2nd, 1942

Published in the Ehrenliste der Deutschen Luftwaffe on December 7th, 1942.
Luftwaffe Ehrenpokale für besondere Leistungen im Luftkrieg

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