Date of birth:

January 14th, 1919 (Wiener-Neustadt, Austria)

Date of death:

March 14th, 2002 (Leck/Holstein, Germany)

Nationality:

Austrian (1938-1945, Reichsgau)

Karl Gratz flew over 900 sorties and achieved 138 aerial victories, of which 17 were on the Western Front (3 four-engine bombers).

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• Photo 1: Willi Schumacher Collection
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