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|death_place= [[Anklam]]
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|branch={{Luftwaffe}}
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|rank=[[Hauptmann]]
|unit=[[Jagdgeschwader 54|JG 54]]<br/>[[Ergänzungs-Jagdgeschwader|EJG 1]]<br/>[[Jagdgeschwader 101|JG 101]]<br/>[[Jagdgeschwader 3|JG 3]]
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|battles=[[World War II]]
*[[Invasion of Yugoslavia]]
*[[Operation Barbarossa]]
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'''Gerhard "Knall" Koall''' (7 June 1912 – 27 April 1945) was a [[Luftwaffe]] [[fighter ace|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.

==Awards==
* [[Aviator badge]]
* [[Front Flying Clasp of the Luftwaffe]] in Gold
* [[Ehrenpokal der Luftwaffe]] (1 March 1943)
* [[Iron Cross]] (1939)
** 2nd Class
** 1st Class
* [[German Cross]] in Gold (17 October 1943)
* [[Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross]] on 10 October 1944 as ''[[Hauptmann]]'' and ''[[Gruppenkommandeur]]'' of the IV. / Jagdgeschwader 54 <ref>Fellgiebel 2000, p. 216.</ref>

==References==

===Citations===
{{Reflist|25em}}

===Bibliography===
{{Refbegin}}
* {{Cite book
|last=Fellgiebel
|first=Walther-Peer
|authorlink=Walther-Peer Fellgiebel
|year=2000
|origyear=1986
|title=Die Träger des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939–1945 — Die Inhaber der höchsten Auszeichnung des Zweiten Weltkrieges aller Wehrmachtteile
|trans_title=The Bearers of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross 1939–1945 — The Owners of the Highest Award of the Second World War of all Wehrmacht Branches
|language=German
|location=Friedberg, Germany
|publisher=Podzun-Pallas
|isbn=978-3-7909-0284-6
}}
* {{Cite book
|last=Obermaier
|first=Ernst
|year=1989
|title=Die Ritterkreuzträger der Luftwaffe Jagdflieger 1939 – 1945
|trans_title=The Knight's Cross Bearers of the Luftwaffe Fighter Force 1939 – 1945
|language=German
|location=Mainz, Germany
|publisher=Verlag Dieter Hoffmann
|isbn=978-3-87341-065-7
}}
* {{Cite book
|last1=Patzwall
|first1=Klaus D.
|last2=Scherzer
|first2=Veit
|year=2001
|title=Das Deutsche Kreuz 1941 – 1945 Geschichte und Inhaber Band II
|trans_title=The German Cross 1941 – 1945 History and Recipients Volume 2
|language=German
|location=Norderstedt, Germany
|publisher=Verlag Klaus D. Patzwall
|isbn=978-3-931533-45-8
}}
* {{Cite book
|last=Scherzer
|first=Veit
|year=2007
|title=Die Ritterkreuzträger 1939–1945 Die Inhaber des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939 von Heer, Luftwaffe, Kriegsmarine, Waffen-SS, Volkssturm sowie mit Deutschland verbündeter Streitkräfte nach den Unterlagen des Bundesarchives
|trans_title=The Knight's Cross Bearers 1939–1945 The Holders of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross 1939 by Army, Air Force, Navy, Waffen-SS, Volkssturm and Allied Forces with Germany According to the Documents of the Federal Archives
|language=German
|location=Jena, Germany
|publisher=Scherzers Militaer-Verlag
|isbn=978-3-938845-17-2
}}
* {{Cite book
|last=Spick
|first=Mike
|year=1996
|title=Luftwaffe Fighter Aces
|location=New York
|publisher=[[Ivy Books]]
|isbn=978-0-8041-1696-1
}}
{{Refend}}

==External links==
*[http://www.ww2awards.com/person/23962 World War 2 Awards.com]
*[http://www.luftwaffe.cz/koall.html Aces of the Luftwaffe]

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before=Hauptmann [[Siegfried Schnell]]|
after=Major [[Wolfgang Späte]]|
title=Acting Commander of IV. [[Jagdgeschwader 54]]|
years=February 1944 – 1 May 1944
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{{succession box|
before=Major [[Otto Bertram]]|
after=Hauptmann Ferdinand Vögl|
title=Commander of I. [[Jagdgeschwader 101]]|
years=1 May 1944 – 15 January 1945
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before=Oberleutnant [[Oskar Romm]]|
after=Hauptmann [[Günther Schack]]|
title=Commander of IV. [[Jagdgeschwader 3]]|
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{{s-end}}

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[[Category:1945 deaths]]
[[Category:People from Königsberg]]
[[Category:Luftwaffe pilots]]
[[Category:German World War II flying aces]]
[[Category:Recipients of the Gold German Cross]]
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[[Category:German military personnel killed in World War II]]
[[Category:Aviators killed by being shot down]]

Revision as of 17:43, 17 August 2019

Gerhard Koall
Nickname(s)"Knall"
Born7 June 1912
Königsberg, East Prussia
Died27 April 1945(1945-04-27) (aged 32)
Anklam
Allegiance Nazi Germany
Service / branchTemplate:Luftwaffe
Years of service?-1945
RankHauptmann
UnitJG 54
EJG 1
JG 101
JG 3
Battles / warsWorld War II
AwardsKnight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Gerhard "Knall" Koall (7 June 1912 – 27 April 1945) was a 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.

Awards

References

Citations

  1. ^ Fellgiebel 2000, p. 216.

Bibliography

  • Fellgiebel, Walther-Peer (2000) [1986]. Die Träger des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939–1945 — Die Inhaber der höchsten Auszeichnung des Zweiten Weltkrieges aller Wehrmachtteile (in German). Friedberg, Germany: Podzun-Pallas. ISBN 978-3-7909-0284-6. {{cite book}}: Unknown parameter |trans_title= ignored (|trans-title= suggested) (help)
  • Obermaier, Ernst (1989). Die Ritterkreuzträger der Luftwaffe Jagdflieger 1939 – 1945 (in German). Mainz, Germany: Verlag Dieter Hoffmann. ISBN 978-3-87341-065-7. {{cite book}}: Unknown parameter |trans_title= ignored (|trans-title= suggested) (help)
  • Patzwall, Klaus D.; Scherzer, Veit (2001). Das Deutsche Kreuz 1941 – 1945 Geschichte und Inhaber Band II (in German). Norderstedt, Germany: Verlag Klaus D. Patzwall. ISBN 978-3-931533-45-8. {{cite book}}: Unknown parameter |trans_title= ignored (|trans-title= suggested) (help)
  • Scherzer, Veit (2007). Die Ritterkreuzträger 1939–1945 Die Inhaber des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939 von Heer, Luftwaffe, Kriegsmarine, Waffen-SS, Volkssturm sowie mit Deutschland verbündeter Streitkräfte nach den Unterlagen des Bundesarchives (in German). Jena, Germany: Scherzers Militaer-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-938845-17-2. {{cite book}}: Unknown parameter |trans_title= ignored (|trans-title= suggested) (help)
  • Spick, Mike (1996). Luftwaffe Fighter Aces. New York: Ivy Books. ISBN 978-0-8041-1696-1.
Military offices
Preceded by Acting Commander of IV. Jagdgeschwader 54
February 1944 – 1 May 1944 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Commander of I. Jagdgeschwader 101
1 May 1944 – 15 January 1945 		Succeeded by
Hauptmann Ferdinand Vögl
Preceded by
Oberleutnant Oskar Romm
 Commander of IV. Jagdgeschwader 3
25 April 1945 – 27 April 1945 		Succeeded by
Hauptmann Günther Schack

Template:Knight's Cross recipients of JG 54

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