"1917Z"^^ . "Gerhard Friedrich"@en . . "Gerd"@en . . . . "1945Z"^^ . "1945-03-17Z"^^ . "Gerhard \"Gerd\" Friedrich (16 September 1917 \u2013 16 March 1945) was a German Luftwaffe fighter ace of World War II. He was one of night fighter ace scored 33 victories. All of his victories were recorded at night.Friedrich started his career as a transport pilot. Then he transferred to Luftwaffe and participated in the invasion of Crete. Then He received training as a night fighter pilot and began his night-fighting era when he was posted to III./NJG 1 at the beginning of 1942."@en . "1917-09-16Z"^^ . "German flying ace" . . . . . "1939Z"^^ . . . "Friedrich, Gerhard"@en . . . .