Saturday 26 March 2016

Günther Rall | Timeline

Günther Rall (10 March 1918 – 4 October 2009) was the third most successful fighter ace in history. He achieved a total of 275 victories during World War II: 272 on the Eastern Front, of which 241 were against Soviet fighters. He flew a total of 621 combat missions, was shot down eight times and was wounded three times. He fought 1940 in the Battle of France, the Battle of Britain, 1941 in the Balkan Campaign and over Crete. He began the conflict as a young Second Lieutenant, and was a Major and Geschwaderkommodore of JG 300 at the surrender. He claimed all of his victories in the Messerschmitt Bf 109. (Intro from Wikipedia)

March 10, 1918 - Gaggenau, Baden - Günther Rall is born
January(?) 1(?), 1921 - Stuttgart - Rall family moves to Stuttgart
December 4, 1936 - Joins the Luftwaffe and becomes a Fähnrich
January(?) 1(?), 1937 - Dresden - Enters the War College and is influenced to join the Luftwaffe
July 1, 1938 - Neubiburg, near Munich - Begins pilot training at the Neubiburg Luftwaffe School
July 1, 1939 - Stuttgart - Qualifies as a pilot and is posted to Jagdgeschwader 52 =(START)
March 1, 1940 - Straussberg, East of Berlin - 8./JG 52 moves out
April 6, 1940 - Mannheim-Sandhofen - 8./JG 52 moves out
May 15, 1940 - Ippesheim (SE of Würzburg) - 8./JG 52 moves out
May 18, 1940 - Ippesheim (SE Würzburg) - 1 Hawk 75 shot down south of Metz (1 total)
May 19, 1940 - Trier-Euren (NE of Luxembourg) - 8./JG 52 moves out
June 1, 1940 - Hoppstädten (East of Trier) - 8./JG 52 moves out
June 7, 1940 - Guise - 8./JG 52 moves out
June 8, 1940 - Clastres (South of St-Quentin) - 8./JG 52 moves out
June 9, 1940 - La Selve-Sissonne - 8./JG 52 moves out
June 13, 1940 - Hoppstädten (East of Trier) - 8./JG 52 moves out
June 18, 1940 - Neubiberg, Munich - 8./JG 52 moves out
June 25, 1940 - Neumünster (North of Hamburg) - 8./JG 52 moves out
June 26, 1940 - Jever - 8./JG 52 moves out
July 1, 1940 - Weneuchen (Southeast of Berlin) - 8./JG 52 moves out
July 21, 1940 - Leeuwarden, Netherlands - 8./JG 52 moves out
July 22, 1940 - Coquelles - 8./JG 52 moves out
July 25, 1940 - Coquelles - Rall becomes Staffelkapitän of 8./JG 52
August 1, 1940 - Zerbst (Southeast of Magdeburg) - Promoted to Oberleutnant - 8./JG 52 moves out
September 7, 1940 - Neuruppin (Northwest of Berlin) - 8./JG 52 moves out
September 17, 1940 - Berlin-Schönwalde - 8./JG 52 moves out
October 12, 1940 - Liegnitz (West of Breslau/Wroclaw) - 8./JG 52 moves out
October 14, 1940 - Bucharest-Pipera - 8./JG 52 moves out
May 25, 1941 - Molaoi, Greece - 8./JG 52 moves out
June 10, 1941 - Tatoi - 8./JG 52 moves out
June 12, 1941 - Bucharest-Pipera - 8./JG 52 moves out
June 21, 1941 - Mizil, E. of Ploiesti - 8./JG 52 moves out
June 24, 1941 - Mizil - 1 DB-3 shot down east of Constanța (2 total)
June 25, 1941 - Mizil - 1 SB-2 shot down SE of Constanța (3 total)
June 26, 1941 - Mizil - 1 DB-3 shot down NE of Constanța (4 total)
August 1, 1941 - Bila Tserkva, SW of Kiev - 8./JG 52 moves out
August 4, 1941 - Bila Tserkva - 3 I-16s shot down over Kiev (7 total)
August 6, 1941 - Bila Tserkva - 1 I-16 shot down SE of Kiev (8 total)
August 9, 1941 - Bila Tserkva - 1 SB-2 shot down SE of Kiev (9 total)
August 11, 1941 - Bila Tserkva - 1 MiG-3 shot down east of Kaniv (10 total)
August 13, 1941 - Bila Tserkva - 1 I-16 shot down NW of Kaniv (11 total)
August 14, 1941 - Bila Tserkva - 1 I-16 shot down NW of Kaniv (12 total)
August 17, 1941 - Signajewka (Makiivka, SW of Cherkasy) - 1 I-15 shot down east of Kaniv (13 total) - 8./JG 52 moves out
August 27, 1941 - Stschastliwaja (Shchaslyve, SE of Oleksandriya) - 8./JG 52 moves out
August 30, 1941 - Stschastliwaja - 1 DB-3 shot down East of Dnepropetrovsk (14 total)
September 2, 1941 - Mironowka (Between Cherkasy and Bila Tserkva) - 8./JG 52 moves out
September 6, 1941 - Mironowka - 1 R-10 shot down North of Dereivka (15 total)
September 12, 1941 - Berislaw - 8./JG 52 moves out
September 15, 1941 - Kremenchuk - 8./JG 52 moves out
September 17, 1941 - Graditsch (Hradyz'k, NW of Kremenchuk) - 1 MiG-3 shot down SE Kiev (16 total) - 8./JG 52 moves out
September 18, 1941 - Bila Tserkva - 8./JG 52 moves out
September 24, 1941 - Poltava - 8./JG 52 moves out
September 25, 1941 - Poltava - 1 Yak-1 shot down West of Kharkiv (17 total)
October 2, 1941 - Poltava - 1 Il-2 shot down NE of Poltava (18 total)
October 4, 1941 - Poltava - 2 R-10 shot down SE/SW of Valky (20 total)
October 5, 1941 - Poltava - 2 R-10 shot down W of Mertschik and N of Poltava (22 total)
October 14, 1941 - Poltava - 1 Il-2 shot down N of Poltava (23 total)
October 15, 1941 - Poltava - 1 Yak-1 shot down E of Bohodukhiv (24 total)
October 17, 1941 - Poltava - 1 Yak-1 shot down S of Kolomak (25 total)
October 23, 1941 - Chaplynka, SE of Kherson - 1 MiG-3 shot down S of Aleksandrovka (26 total) - 8./JG 52 moves out
October 24, 1941 - Chaplynka - 1 I-15 + 1 I-16 shot down NE/SW of Cape Takyi (28 total)
October 31, 1941 - Chaplynka - 1 I-153 shot down NW of Alma-Tak (29 total)
November 2, 1941 - Taganrog - 8./JG 52 moves out
November 8, 1941 - Taganrog - 1 MiG-3 shot down SE of Azov (30 total)
November 9, 1941 - Taganrog - 1 I-16 shot down SE of Djakowi (31 total)
November 22, 1941 - Taganrog - 1 MiG-3 shot down SE of Agrafenowka (32 total)
November 23, 1941 - Taganrog - 1 Il-2 shot down SE of Rostov (33 total)
November 27, 1941 - Taganrog - 1 Yak-1 shot down NE of Agrafenowka (34 total)
November 28, 1941 - between Taganrog and Rostov - 1 MiG-3 + 1 I-16 shot down N/NW of Rostov (36 total) - Rall is shot down and breaks his back in 3 places
December 1(?), 1941 - Vienna, Austria - Transfered to a Hospital - Doctors said he was finished as a pilot
July 28, 1942 - Taganrog - Rall recovers and rejoins 8./JG 52 at Taganrog
July 29, 1942 - Rostov - 8./JG 52 moves out
July 31, 1942 - Malaja Orlowka (SE of Rostov?) - 8./JG 52 moves out
August 2, 1942 - Jegorlyk (Egorlykskaya, SE of Rostov) - 1 MiG-1 + 1 I-153 shot down S of Salsk and S of Gorkaja Balka (38 total) - 8./JG 52 moves out
August 3, 1942 - Jegorlyk - 1 MiG-1 shot down West of Armavir (39 total)
August 4, 1942 - Belaya Glina (SW of Salsk) - 1 LaGG-3 shot down SW of Armavir (40 total) - 8./JG 52 moves out
August 6, 1942 - Belaya Glina - 2 LaGG-3 + 2 Il-2 shot down SW of Armavir, N of Kurganinsk (44 total)
August 8, 1942 - Belaya Glina - 1 LaGG-3 shot down SW of Kurganinsk (45 total)
August 10, 1942 - Armavir - 1 LaGG-3 shot down S of Krasnodar (46 total) - 8./JG 52 moves out
August 13, 1942 - Mineralny Wody - 2 LaGG-3 + 1 Boston shot down SE of Pjatigorsk, S of Mineralnyie Wody (48 total) - 8./JG 52 moves out
August 14, 1942 - Mineralny Wody - 1 Boston shot down N of Karagatsch (49 total)
August 15, 1942 - Mineralny Wody - 1 I-16 shot down N of Kachun (50 total)
August 16, 1942 - Mineralny Wody - 1 LaGG-3 + 1 I-16 shot down N of Kachun, N of Kuba (52 total)
August 17, 1942 - 
Mineralny Wody - 1 LaGG-3 shot down N of Kuba (53 total)
August 18, 1942 - Mineralny Wody - 2 LaGG-3 shot down SE of Nalchik (55 total)
August 19, 1942 - Mineralny Wody - 1 LaGG-3 shot down E of Argudan (56 total)
August 23, 1942 - Mineralny Wody - 2 LaGG-3 shot down N of Georgjewsk, E of Gonschtak (58 total)
August 25, 1942 - Mineralny Wody - 1 LaGG-3 shot down E of Gonschtak (59 total)
August 27, 1942 - Gonschtakowka, N-NE of Mozdok - 1 MiG-1 shot down SE of Mozdok (60 total) - 8./JG 52 moves out
August 29, 1942 - Gonschtakowka - 1 LaGG-3 shot down NE of Grozny (61 total)
August 30, 1942 - Gonschtakowka - 1 LaGG-3 shot down E of Mozdok (62 total)
September 1, 1942 - 
Gonschtakowka - 2 LaGG-3 shot down S of Kalinowskaja (64 total)
September 2, 1942 - Gonschtakowka - 1 LaGG-3 shot down SE of Kalinowskaja (65 total)
September 3, 1942 - Gonschtakowka - Rall is awarded the Knights Cross
September 4, 1942 - Gonschtakowka - 1 MiG-1 shot down S of Mozdok (66 total)
September 6, 1942 - Gonschtakowka - 2 LaGG-3 shot down S of Mozdok (68 total)
September 7, 1942 - Gonschtakowka - 1 Pe-2 + 1 LaGG-3 shot down S of Mozdok (70 total)
September 8, 1942 - Gonschtakowka - 1 Yak-7 + 1 LaGG-3 shot down S of Mozdok (72 total)
September 9, 1942 - Gonschtakowka - 1 LaGG-3 shot down S of Mozdok (73 total)
September 10, 1942 - Gonschtakowka - 2 LaGG-3 shot down S of Mozdok, NW of Grozny (75 total)
September 12, 1942 - Gonschtakowka - 1 LaGG-3 shot down S of Mozdok (76 total)
September 17, 1942 - Gonschtakowka - 1 LaGG-3 shot down SW of Mekenskaja (77 total)
September 19, 1942 - Soldatskaya - 8./JG 52 moves out
September 21, 1942 - 
Soldatskaya - 1 MiG-3 shot down south of Samakul (78 total)
September 22, 1942 - Soldatskaya - 2 Il-2 shot down S of Samakul, SW of Daiskoje (80 total)
September 25, 1942 - Soldatskaya - 1 LaGG-3 shot down S of Mekenskaja (81 total)
September 28, 1942 - Soldatskaya - 2 LaGG-3 shot down S of Wechnij-Kurp, S of Nishny Kurp (83 total)
September 29, 1942 - Soldatskaya - 2 LaGG-3 + 2 Il-2 shot down SE of Nishny Kurp, S of Sagopschin, W/E of Werchnij-Kurp and Niznhy Kurp (87 total)
September 30, 1942 - Soldatskaya - 2 LaGG-3 + 1 Il-2 shot down S of Malgobek, SE of Werchne Atschakuli (90 total)
October 5, 1942 - Soldatskaya - 1 La-5 shot down E of Elchotowo (91 total)
October 10, 1942 - Soldatskaya - 2 LaGG-3 shot down W/NW of Grozny, W of Bolkhov (93 total)
October 15, 1942 - Soldatskaya - 1 LaGG-3 shot down S of Mundar-Jut (94 total)
October 18, 1942 - Soldatskaya - 1 La-5 shot down SE of Mozdok (95 total)
October 19, 1942 - Soldatskaya - 2 I-16 shot down W of Elchotowo (97 total)
October 22, 1942 - Soldatskaya - 3 LaGG-3 shot down around Nishny Kurp, W of Werchne Atschakuli (100 total)
October 30, 1942 - Soldatskaya - 1 MiG-1 shot down S of Salugarden (101 total)
November 26, 1942 - Wolfschanze, Lotzen (Hitler's eastern HQ) - Rall receives the oakleaves personally by Hitler
December 30, 1942 - Mineralny Wody - 8./JG 52 moves out - Not sure if Rall is there or in some sort of leave
January 1, 1943 - Armavir - 8./JG 52 moves out
January 15, 1943 - Krasnodar - 8./JG 52 moves out
February 8, 1943 - Nikolayev - 8./JG 52 moves out
March 15, 1943 - Kertsch IV - 8./JG 52 moves out
March 21, 1943 - 
Kertsch IV - 2 LaGG-3 shot down N of Slavyansk-na-Kuban (103 total)
March 24, 1943 - Kertsch IV - 2 LaGG-3 shot down NW of Anastasiewskaja (105 total)
March 26, 1943 - Kertsch IV - 2 LaGG-3 shot down SW of Krymsk (107 total)
March 27, 1943 - Kertsch IV - 1 P-39 shot down S of Anastasiewskaja (108 total)
April 1, 1943 - Taman - 8./JG 52 moves out
April 9, 1943 - 
Taman - 1 LaGG-3 shot down NW of Kholmskaya (109 total)
April 10, 1943 - Taman - 1 P-39 shot down NW of Kholmskaya (110 total)
April 12, 1943 - Taman - 2 LaGG-3 shot down E of Slawjankaya (112 total)
April 18, 1943 - Taman - 3 LaGG-3 shot down SE of Gelendzhik, E of Kabardinka and SW of Kholmskaya (115 total)
April 20, 1943 - Taman - 1 LaGG-3 shot down NE of Gelendzhik (116 total)
April 21, 1943 - Taman - 2 LaGG-3 shot down E of Gelendzhik, Black Sea (118 total)
April 23, 1943 - Taman - 1 LaGG-3 shot down W of Gelendzhik, Black Sea (119 total)
April 27, 1943 - Taman - 1 LaGG-3 shot down SE of Krymsk (120 total)
April 28, 1943 - Taman - 1 Spitfire + 1 La-5 shot down NW of Krymsk (122 total)
April 29, 1943 - Taman - 1 Spitfire + 1 LaGG-3 shot down N of Abinsk, NE of Mertschanskaja (124 total)
April 30, 1943 - Taman - 2 LaGG-3 shot down SE of Krymsk (126 total)
May 3, 1943 - Taman - 4 LaGG-3 + 1 P-39 shot down around Abinsk (131 total)
May 4, 1943 - Taman - 1 Spitfire + 1 P-39 shot down SE of Krymsk, N of Abinsk (133 total)
May 5, 1943 - Taman - 1 LaGG-3 + 1 P-39 shot down E/SE of Krymsk (135 total)
May 6, 1943 - Taman - 1 B-25 + 2 LaGG-3 shot down around Krymsk (138 total)
May 7, 1943 - Taman - 1 LaGG-3 shot down W of Krymsk (139 total)
May 8, 1943 - Taman - 1 LaGG-3 shot down SW of Krymsk (140 total)
May 9, 1943 - Taman - 1 LaGG-3 shot down SW of Krymsk (141 total)
May 11, 1943 - Taman - 2 LaGG-3 shot down E/W of Abinsk (143 total)
May 21, 1943 - Taman - 1 LaGG-3 shot down NE of Gelendzhik, Black Sea (144 total)
May 23, 1943 - Taman - 1 LaGG-3 shot down NW of Abinsk (145 total)
July 3, 1943 - Ugrim, W-SW of Belgorod  - 8./JG 52 moves out
July 6, 1943 - 
Ugrim - Appointed Gruppenkommandeur of III./JG 52
July 7, 1943 - Ugrim - 2 LaGG-3 shot down E of Pawlowka, N of Jillinskij (147 total)
July 8, 1943 - Ugrim - 4 LaGG-3 shot down S of Wyshnaja, W/S of Kotschetowka, S of Prokhorovka (151 total)
July 9, 1943 - Ugrim - 3 LaGG-3 shot down NW of Prokhorovka, over Orlowka and Wesselij (154 total)
July 11, 1943 - Ugrim - 2 LaGG-3 shot down over Rshewtschik and Korytnoje (156 total)
July 12, 1943 - Ugrim - 1 La-5 shot down E of Snowilow (157 total)
July 14, 1943 - Orel - 1 LaGG-3 shot down SW of Michailowka (158 total) - III./JG 52 moves out
July 15, 1943 - 
Orel - 1 LaGG-3 shot down N of Bolkhov (159 total)
July 17, 1943 - Orel - 2 LaGG-3 shot down W/E of Bolkhov (161 total)
July 20, 1943 - Iwanowska - III./JG 52 moves out
July 28, 1943 - 
Iwanowska - 4 LaGG-3 shot down SW of Bolkhov, W of Mszensk (165 total)
July 31, 1943 - Iwanowska - 2 LaGG-3 shot down S of Peschowa, SW of Bolkhov (167 total)
August 3, 1943 - Varvarovka - 2 LaGG-3 shot down W of Belgorod, SE of Tomarovka (169 total) - III./JG 52 moves out
August 4, 1943 - 
Varvarovka - 1 Il-2 shot down SE of Tomarovka (170 total)
August 5, 1943 - Varvarovka - 3 LaGG-3 shot down NW of Belgorod, NE of Tomarovka (173 total)
August 6, 1943 - Kharkiv-Rogan - III./JG 52 moves out
August 7, 1943 - 
Kharkiv-Rogan - 3 LaGG-3 shot down SW of Belgorod, SW of Dolpino (176 total)
August 9, 1943 - Kharkiv-Rogan - 1 La-5 shot down over Ternowaja (177 total)
August 11, 1943 - Kharkiv-Rogan - 1 LaGG-3 shot down SW of Belograd (178 total)
August 12, 1943 - Kharkiv-South - 1 LaGG-3 shot dow NE of Udy (179 total) - III./JG 52 moves out
August 14, 1943 - Peretschepino - 1 LaGG-3 shot down S of Udy (180 total) - III./JG 52 moves out
August 15, 1943 - 
Peretschepino - 2 LaGG-3 shot down NE of Senoje, over Bohodukhiv (182 total)
August 17, 1943 - Peretschepino - 2 LaGG-3 shot down over Tichocki and Korowin-Jar (184 total)
August 18, 1943 - Peretschepino - 1 LaGG-3 shot down over Klenowo (185 total)
August 19, 1943 - Kutanikowo - 1 LaGG-3 shot down over Artemowka (186 total) - III./JG 52 moves out
August 20, 1943 - 
Kutanikowo - 3 LaGG-3 + 2 P-39 shot down around Kuybyshev, over Kalynivka and Marinowka (191 total)
August 21, 1943 - Kutanikowo - 1 Il-2 shot down SW of Kuybyshev (192 total)
August 24, 1943 - Matejewka - 3 LaGG-3 shot down over Amwrosijewka, Nikolajewka, W of Kuybyshev (195 total) - III./JG 52 moves out
August 25, 1943 - 
Matejewka - 1 LaGG-3 shot down W of Uspenskaja (196 total)
August 27, 1943 - Matejewka - 2 P-39 shot down over Pokorowo and Amwrosijewskaja (198 total)
August 29, 1943 - Matejewka - 2 LaGG-3 shot down SE of Kuybyshev, W of Sinjewka (200 total)
September 2, 1943 - Stalino-Nord - III./JG 52 moves out
September 6, 1943 - Grischino - III./JG 52 moves out
September 7, 1943 - Boguslaw - III./JG 52 moves out
September 8, 1943 - Dnepropetrovsk - III./JG 52 moves out
September 12, 1943 - 
Dnepropetrovsk - Rall is awarded the swords for his knights cross
September 22, 1943 - Führerhauptquartier, Rastenburg - Rall receives the Swords from Hitler himself
September 24, 1943 - Novo-Zaporozhe - III./JG 52 moves out
October 1, 1943 - Novo-Zaporozhe - 2 LaGG-3 shot down NW of Zaporizhia, over Nowo-Gupulowka (202 total)
October 2, 1943 - 
Novo-Zaporozhe - 1 LaGG-3 shot down over Krassnoarmejskoje (203 total)
October 3, 1943 - Novo-Zaporozhe - 1 LaGG-3 shot down E of Zaporizhia (204 total)
October 4, 1943 - Novo-Zaporozhe - 2 LaGG-3 + 1 Il-2 shot down E of Zaporizhia, over Bolshoj Tokmak (207 total)
October 7, 1943 - Novo-Zaporozhe - 2 LaGG-3 shot down W of Schulgowka, NW of Mishorin-Rog (209 total)
October 9, 1943 - Novo-Zaporozhe - 4 LaGG-3 shot down S/NE of Kischenki, over Soloschino, Michailowka (213 total)
October 10, 1943 - Novo-Zaporozhe - 5 LaGG-3 shot down over Zaporozhia, Nowo-Iwankowka, Krassnoarmenjskoje, Bolschoj Tokmak and Slawgorod (218 total)
October 12, 1943 - Novo-Zaporozhe - 2 Il-2 + 1 LaGG-3 shot down N/NE of Zaporizhia (221 total)
October 15, 1943 - Novo-Zaporozhe - 3 LaGG-3 shot down around Zaporizhia (224 total)
October 16, 1943 - Malaja Beresowka / Alexandria - III./JG 52 moves out
October 19, 1943 - Kirovograd - III./JG 52 moves out
October 20, 1943 - 
Kirovograd - 1 P-39 + 1 LaGG-3 shot down over Werchne Dnjepprowsk, SW of Schletoje (226 total)
October 21, 1943 - Kirovograd - 1 P-39 + 1 LaGG-3 shot down E of Piatykhatky, SW of Werchne Dnjepprowsk (228 total)
October 22, 1943 - Kirovograd - 2 P-39 + 1 LaGG-3 shot down E of Lichowka, SW of Nikolajewka, E of Didenowka (231 total)
October 24, 1943 - Kirovograd - 2 LaGG-3 + 1 Il-2 shot down NE of Michailowk, over Gladkij, Ukrainowka (234 total)
October 25, 1943 - Kirovograd - 3 LaGG-3 shot down W of Melitopol, N/NW of Nowo-Nikolajewka (237 total)
October 26, 1943 - Kirovograd - 1 P-39 shot down W of Pjatichatki (238 total)
October 29, 1943 - Kirovograd - 2 P-39 shot down W of Selennoje, S of Annowka, Black Sea (240 total)
November 1, 1943 - Apostolovo - Promoted to Major - III./JG 52 moves out
November 5, 1943 - 
Apostolovo - 1 Yak-1 shot down S of Prokhorovka (241 total)
November 6, 1943 - Apostolovo - 2 LaGG-3 shot down W of Werchne Rogatschik, over Pawlowka (243 total)
November 15, 1943 - Apostolovo - 1 LaGG-3 shot down W of Annowka (244 total)
November 22, 1943 - Apostolovo - 2 LaGG-3 shot down W of Michailowka, SSE of Krinitschkij (246 total)
November 27, 1943 - Apostolovo - 3 LaGG-3 shot down over Nowo-Nikolajewka, Pokrowka, NW of Malaja-Beloserka (249 total)
November 28, 1943 - Apostolovo - 1 LaGG-3 shot down S of Zaporizhia (250 total)
November 29, 1943 - Apostolovo - 1 LaGG-3 shot down S of Zaporizhia (251 total)
November 30, 1943 - Apostolovo - 1 LaGG-3 shot down SE of Sofiivka (252 total)
January 7, 1944 - Malaja Wiski - III./JG 52 moves out
January 10, 1944 - Nowo Krasnoje - III./JG 52 moves out
February 23, 1944 - Uman - III./JG 52 moves out
February 26, 1944 - 
Uman - 1 P-39 + 1 Il-2 shot down WSW Kirovograd, over Alekandrovka (254 total)
March 6, 1944 - Kalinowsky - III./JG 52 moves out
March 8, 1944 - Winniza-Ost - III./JG 52 moves out
March 10, 1944 - 
Winniza-Ost - 1 La-5 shot down SW of Kazatin (255 total)
March 12, 1944 - Proskurov - 2 La-5 shot down near Balaklcya (257 total) - III./JG 52 moves out
March 13, 1944 - 
Proskurov - 3 La-5 shot down around Balaklcya (260 total)
March 15, 1944 - Proskurov - 2 La-5 shot down NE of Andrejewka, near Balaklcya (262 total)
March 17, 1944 - Proskurov - 1 La-5 shot down near Andrejewka (263 total)
March 19, 1944 - Proskurov - 4 La-5 shot down NE of Andrejewka, NW of Proskuriv, S of Balaklcya (267 total)
March 21, 1944 - Proskurov - 1 La-5 shot down N of Balaklcya (268 total)
March 23, 1944 - Kamenets-Podolsk - III./JG 52 moves out
March 25, 1944 - Kolomyya, SW Ukraine  - III./JG 52 moves out
March 27, 1944 - Lemberg (L’viv)  - III./JG 52 moves out
March 29, 1944 - Lemberg (L’viv)  - 1 Pe-2 shot down NE of Brody (269 total)
April 6, 1944 - Roman, SW of Iasi, Romania  - III./JG 52 moves out
April 10, 1944 - Sevastopol-Chersones - III./JG 52 moves out
April 15, 1944 - Sevastopol-Chersones - 2 Yak-7 shot down NE of Sevastopol (271 total)
April 16, 1944 - Sevastopol-Chersones - 2 La-5 shot down NE/E of Sevastopol (273 total)
April 19, 1944 - Wunstorf, near Hanover - Transfered to Jagdgeschwader 11, as Gruppenkommandeur of II./JG 11 "Reich Defence"
April 29, 1944 - Wunstorf, near Hanover - 1 P-38 shot down N of Hanover (274 total)
April 30, 1944 - Hustedt, N of Celle - II./JG 11 moves out
May 12, 1944 - 
Near Wetzlar -
Rall with shot off thumb
1 P-47 shot down over Wetzlar (275 total) - Rall is shot down by Col. Hubert Zemke. His cockpit, his engine, his cooler and his left had at the control stick are hit by .50 caliber bullets. Rall bails out and lands in a field
May 13(?), 1944 - Nassau, near Koblenz - Rall is taken to a hospital and his left thumb amputated (due to the onset of infections he would not be able to fly for months
November 1(?), 1944 - Nassau - Leaves the hospital
November(?) 15(?), 1944 - Königsburg-Neumark - Galland gives Rall command of a school for Squadron Leaders 
February 20, 1945 - Jüterbog-Waldlager - Appointed Commander of the JG300 
April 1(?), 1945 - Salzburg, Austria - JG 300 moves out
May 8(?), 1945 - Salzburg, Austria - Surrenders to the Americans
May 14(?), 1945 - Heidelberg POW camp - Taken to POW camp by the americans
May 25(?), 1945 - Bovingdon, near Hemel Hempstead - Taken to England to be interrogated about the Me-262
June(?) 1(?), 1945 - Near Cherbourg - Taken to another POW camp
June(?) 15(?), 1945 - RAF Tangmere - Two weeks at Tangmere answering questions, with Rudel
June(?) 20(?), 1945 - Near Cherbourg - Back to POW camp. Asks permition to go home to his wife and surprisingly it is granted
July(?) 1(?), 1945 - Recklingen, near Tübingen - Rall reunites with his wife Hertha
January(?) 1(?), 1953 - Stuttgart - Representative of Siemens in Southern Germany
January 1(?), 1956 - Bonn - Joins the Bundesluftwaffe =(changeflag)
August 1(?), 1957 - Luke AFB, Phoenix, Arizona - Gunnery training
January(?) 1(?), 1958 - Assigment to the Inspector for Fighter-Bombers
January(?) 1(?), 1964 - Paris - 6-months course at the NATO Defence College
July(?) 1(?), 1964 - Memmingen - Kommodore of JaboG 34
November 1(?), 1967 - Memmingen - Promoted to Generalmajor
January 1, 1971 - Wahn AB - Appointed Inspekteur der Luftwaffe
April 1, 1974 - Brussels - Appointed military attaché with NATO
October 13, 1975 - Bad Reichenhall - Günther Rall retires
August 1(?), 1994 - Oshkosh, Wisconsin - Signs autographs at the Oshkosh Air Show
April 24, 1999 - Washington D.C. - Panel discussion at the National Air and Space Museum's Langley Theatre
July 27(?), 2000 - Oshkosh, Wisconsin - Signs autographs at the Oshkosh Air Show
June 1(?), 2003 - Tikkakoski, Finland - Lecture at the Aviation Museum Society, in Finland
January(?) 1(?), 2004 - Bad Reichenhall - Writes his memoir, Mein Flugbuch (My flightbook)
November 26, 2004 - Rheinmünster-Söllingen - Rall visits the German-Canadian Museum in the Baden-Airpark
May 20, 2006 - Vantaa, Finland - Lecture at the Aviation Museum Society, in Finland
June(?) 1(?), 2006 - Bad Reichenhall - Back in Germany
July 27, 2007 - Oshkosh, Wisconsin - Signs autographs at the Oshkosh Air Show
October 2, 2009 - Bad Reichenhall - Günther Rall suffers a heart attack
October 4, 2009 - Bad Reichenhall - Günther Rall dies, aged 91 =(END)





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