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Oberleutnant Adolf \"Addi\" Glunz
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Oberleutnant (1st Lieutenant) Adolf \"Addi\" Glunz (1918-2002). He shot down 71 enemy planes (under which only 3 on the eastern front) including 19 four-engined bombers. 15 further aerial victories remained unconfirmed. Glunz was never shot down and has never been wounded on his 574 missions. He was once wounded though during an RAF bombing raid on Abbeville in April 1942 when he was taking a shower and he was hit by glass pieces from a broken window. Holder of the Knight\'s Cross with oakleaves. (ftg)
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Flame, I believe WWII was a conflict of opposing idealogical forces practically waiting for the fuse to be lit. Of course, there's no denying the role Hitler played but I think he and the Nazi party just "lit the fuse" so to speak. It was a result...
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Oh, we can still be efficient, thank god not in preparing for war anymore.
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not any more they arnt. deal with it.
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thats is raely incrediable..... that figures show that how much the germans are prepared for the war and how efficent they are....
Right, someone in Germany said after WW1: "this isn't a peace contract but a cease fire for 30 years". and he was right.