Paul Krueger () was an Oberst of the Luftwaffe of Nazi Germany during World War II. Along with Adolf Galland, Krueger was responsible for Germany's attempts to develop the Me-262 jet fighter.
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Paul Krueger became a hauptmann (captain) of the Luftwaffe (air force) of Nazi Germany during World War II, and he served on the Eastern Front. At 11:57 AM on 20 July 1944, he scored his 150th victory in a Messerschmidt Bf-109G, destroying a few Red Army P-30s over Belorussia. Soon after, Adolf Galland met with him, asking him to help him with the Me-262 project. He needed his engineering talents and his flying talent, and Galland tld him to come by the Landsberg Airbase by 1 August. Krueger test-piloted the Me-262 for Galland, discovering its power. Krueger oversaw the development of the Me-262s as the head of the project to develop jet fighters, and he was promoted alongside Galland so that the Nazis could develop their secret weapons to gain an edge over the Allied Powers.