Dietrich Hrabak

Dietrich Dieter Hrabak was a German World War II fighter ace who served in the Luftwaffe from 1935 until the end of World War II onMay 1945 and again in the Bundeswehr from 1955 until his retirement onSeptember 1970. A flying ace or fighter ace is a military aviator credited with shooting down five or more enemy aircraft during aerial combat. During World War II he shot down 125 enemy aircraft achieved in over 1000 combat missions. 109 of his victories were claimed over the Eastern Front, withagainst the Western Allies.

Hrabak was born onDecember 1914 in Grodeuben, part of Bhlen, in the Kingdom of Saxony, a federated state of the German Empire, the son of a real estate developer. Following his graduation from the KniginCarolaGymnasium, a secondary school, he volunteered for military service. OnApril 1934, Hrabak joined the Reichsmarine, the German navy of the Weimar Republic and in November 1935 transferred to the newly emerging Luftwaffe as an Oberfhnrich . OnApril 1936, Hrabak was promoted to Leutnant .

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