Nickname(s) "Knall" Years of service ?-1945 Service/branch Luftwaffe | Allegiance Nazi Germany Name Gerhard Koall Rank Hauptmann | |
Battles/wars World War II
Invasion of Yugoslavia
Operation Barbarossa
Siege of Leningrad Died April 27, 1945, Anklam, Germany Awards Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross Battles and wars Invasion of Yugoslavia, Operation Barbarossa, Siege of Leningrad, World War II Unit Jagdgeschwader 54, Erganzungs-Jagdgeschwader, Jagdgeschwader 101, Jagdgeschwader 3 |
Gerhard "Knall" Koall (7 June 1912 – 27 April 1945) was a German Luftwaffe ace and recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross during World War II. The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership. Gerhard Koall was killed on 27 April 1945 after being hit by Soviet anti-aircraft fire near Anklam. During his career he was credited with 37 victories, 35 on the Eastern Front and 2 during the Invasion of Yugoslavia.
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