. ▁His ▁wife ▁Anna ▁was ▁called ▁" An ita ". ▁Fritz ▁was ▁called ▁" T oby ", ▁Adolf ▁was ▁" K ef fer ", ▁Wilhelm - F erd inand ▁was ▁nick named ▁" W utz " ▁and ▁Paul ▁was ▁called ▁" Paul in chen " ▁or ▁since ▁they ▁were ▁expecting ▁a ▁girl , ▁occasionally ▁" Pa ula ". ▁All ▁four ▁Gall and ▁brothers ▁later ▁served ▁in ▁the ▁Luft wa ffe . ▁ ▁World ▁War ▁II ▁World ▁War ▁II ▁in ▁Europe ▁began ▁on ▁Friday ▁ 1 ▁September ▁ 1 9 3 9 ▁when ▁German ▁forces ▁inv aded ▁Poland . ▁At ▁the ▁time , ▁Gall and ▁served ▁with ▁F lak - Le hr - Reg iment , ▁an ▁anti - air craft ▁art illery ▁training ▁regiment , ▁and ▁participated ▁in ▁the ▁Battle ▁of ▁France . ▁In ▁late ▁ 1 9 4 0 , ▁he ▁began ▁flight ▁training . ▁On ▁ 2 7 ▁June ▁ 1 9 4 1 , ▁Gall and ▁completed ▁his ▁supp lement ary ▁f ighter ▁pilot ▁training ▁with ▁the ▁Er g än z ungs gruppe ▁( a ▁training ▁unit ) ▁of ▁J G   2 6 ▁" Sch lag eter " ▁and ▁was ▁then ▁posted ▁to ▁II . ▁Gruppe ▁of ▁J G   2 6 . ▁J G   2 6 ▁was ▁named ▁after ▁Albert ▁Leo ▁Sch lag eter , ▁a ▁mart yr ▁cultiv ated ▁by ▁the ▁Naz i ▁Party . ▁F lying ▁with ▁ 6 . ▁Staff el ▁( 6 th ▁squad ron ), ▁Gall and ▁claimed ▁his ▁first ▁aer ial