Gerhard Koall was killed on 27 April 1945 after being hit by Soviet anti-aircraft fire near Anklam.

Koall was born on 7 June 1912 in Königsberg in the Kingdom of Prussia of the German Empire.

[3] In late-February 1944, Koall succeeded Hauptmann Siegfried Schnell as Gruppenkommandeur (group commander) of IV.

On 27 April, Koall was killed in action when his Fw 190 was shot down by Soviet anti-aircraft artillery near Anklam.

This number includes 35 claims on the Eastern Front and two over the Western Allies in Yugoslavia.