Uploaded April 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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Germany's top fighter ace told Göring he needed a squadron of Spitfires. It started a feud that lasted five years, and nearly ended his life.

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Chapters
00:00 Rise
03:14 Defiance
05:52 Mutiny
08:38 Exile

📚 Sources used:
- Die Ersten und die Letzten — Adolf Galland (1953)
- Interview: Adolf Galland — HistoryNet
- The Me 262 and R4M Rocket — Osprey Publishing
- Lt. Gen. Adolf Galland in Argentina 1948–1955 — Blog
- WW2 Gravestone — Adolf Galland
- Adolf Galland: The Luftwaffe's Fighter General — HistoryNet
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