Hans-Ulrich Rudel
Military Person
1916 – 1982
Who was Hans-Ulrich Rudel?
Hans-Ulrich Rudel was a Stuka dive-bomber pilot during World War II. The most highly decorated German serviceman of the war, Rudel was one of only 27 military men to be awarded the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves, Swords and Diamonds, and the only person to be awarded the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Golden Oak Leaves, Swords and Diamonds, Germany's highest military decoration at the time.
Rudel flew 2,530 combat missions claiming a total of 2,000 targets destroyed; including 800 vehicles, 519 tanks, 150 artillery pieces, 70 landing craft, nine aircraft, four armored trains, several bridges, a destroyer, two cruisers, and the Soviet battleship Marat.
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- Born
- Jul 2, 1916
Grzędy, Lower Silesian Voivodeship - Also known as
- 汉斯-乌尔里希·鲁德尔
- Nationality
- Germany
- Nazi Germany
- Died
- Dec 18, 1982
Rosenheim
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on July 23, 2013
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