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Gerhard Barkhorn
Gerhard "Gerd" Barkhorn (20 March, 1919 - 8 January, 1983) was the second most successful fighter ace of all time after fellow Luftwaffe pilot Erich Hartmann. He flew over 1100 combat sorties and was credited with 301 victories on the Eastern Front flying with the famed Jagdgeschwader 52 alongside Hartmann and GĂĽnther Rall.
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