1920
Walter Krupinski, German captain and pilot (died 2000)
Walter Krupinski, German captain and pilot (died 2000)
Walter Krupinski, German captain and pilot (died 2000)
Walter Krupinski
German general and fighter pilot during World War II (1920–2000)
- Born
- 1920
Walter Krupinski was a German Luftwaffe fighter ace in World War II and a senior West German Air Force officer during the Cold War. He was one of the highest-scoring pilots in the war, credited with 197 victories in 1,100 sorties. He was called by his fellow pilots Graf Punski due to his Prussian origins. Krupinski was one of the first to fly the Messerschmitt Me 262 jet fighter in combat as a member of Jagdverband 44 led by Adolf Galland.
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