Originally Posted by
iRaven
Hmmm, know him well then? Galland was not a favourite of Goring or Himmler, in 1944 he came within an ace of being arrested and punished or executed. His stardom as a German ace saved him as Hitler intervened due to his popularity. Also Bob Stanford-Tuck and Douglas Bader seemed to like him a lot and got on well with him. Stanford-Tuck was even asked by Galland to be Godfather to one of his kids - he accepted. I would trust the judgement of these former foes as the character of this man and as a great fighter pilot, than a bit of mud slinging on Prune!
That maybe the case, but Christopher Foxley- Norris thought 'Galland was a ****'.