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Remembering The Mighty Rudel Stuka (1 Viewer)
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Katana,
I have not read the book, but read some details about him online. Quite an amazing pilot, taking into account his leg issue!
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The most decorated German serviceman of World War II receiving the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Golden Oak Leaves, Swords, and Diamonds.
Hans-Ulrich Rudel (2 July 1916 – 18 December 1982) was a German ground-attack pilot during World War II.
During the war, Rudel was credited with the destruction of 519 tanks, as well as a number of ships. He claimed 9 aerial victories and the destruction of more
than 800 vehicles of all types. He flew 2,530 ground-attack missions exclusively on the Eastern Front, usually flying the Junkers Ju 87 "Stuka" dive bomber,
and 430 missions flying fighter aircraft.
Wayne
Hans-Ulrich Rudel (2 July 1916 – 18 December 1982) was a German ground-attack pilot during World War II.
During the war, Rudel was credited with the destruction of 519 tanks, as well as a number of ships. He claimed 9 aerial victories and the destruction of more
than 800 vehicles of all types. He flew 2,530 ground-attack missions exclusively on the Eastern Front, usually flying the Junkers Ju 87 "Stuka" dive bomber,
and 430 missions flying fighter aircraft.
Wayne
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The ships he sunk included a Russian Battleship. The Russians had a price on his head, dead or alive. He crashed several times behind enemy lines and escaped back to German lines, at the end of the war he flew his squadron to a US Airfield and landed wheels up to avoid the taint of surrendering an operational aircraft.