Air forces a10 is an ugly, lowflying, slowmoving beast of an aircraft known affectionately by the troops as the warthog. Julius rudel 19212014, austrianborn american opera and orchestra conductor. Stuka pilot is the autobiography of germanys most decorated serviceman, dive bomber pilot, hans ulrich rudel. Juli 1916 in konradswaldau, landkreis schonau, schlesien. Autobiography of world war two luftwaffe pilot hans ulrich rudel, the most highly decorated german serviceman of ww2, and the only one to be awarded the third reichs most prestigious medal which was specially created for rudel by hitler himself, the knights cross of the iron cross with golden oak leaves, swords and diamonds. Insgesamt wurden fur oberst rudel auch neun luftsiege bestatigt. But even as the flying tank gets ready to shred isis. Lieutenant hansulrich rudel and the rest of his dive bomber wing had gathered in midseptember 1941 to strike another blow in operation barbarossa, germanys campaign to conquer the ussr. Rare pictures of the great hans ulrich rudel s grave hans ulrich rudel 2 july 1916 18 december 1982 was a stuka divebomber pilot during world war ii. Stuka pilot hansulrich rudel schiffer military history gunther just. Buy stuka pilot by hansulrich rudel from waterstones today. Wounded severely several times, he continued flying combat missions until the end of the war. The surrender is quite relevent to the fw 190, because accompanying rudels ju 87 g2 along with some other ju 87s were a number of fw 190s. Hans ulrich rudel, stuka pilot, ballantine books, new york, 1958, p 267 7.
Rudel, one of the most highly decorated officers in the german third reich, was hitlers favorite soldier. Not long before he arrived rudel had lost one leg below the knee, as he describes in this book. Rudel was a teenager when the nsdap took charge and became indoctrinated at very early age. This version carried two 37mm cannons in underwing pods and was primarily used against. Jaufre rudel died in or after 1147, prince of blaye and a troubadour. Segmentpainting rlm 707165, yellow trunk tape, yellow v. Hans ulrich rudel 2 july 1916 18 december 1982 was a german groundattack pilot during world war ii. Bundeswehr f4 phantom erschien einen niedrige hohe machen flypast uber sein grab. He had two older sisters ingeborg and johanna as a boy he was a poor scholar but a very keen sportsman.
Hansulrich rudel 2 july 1916 18 december 1982 was a german groundattack pilot during world war ii. Hansulrich rudel 2 july 1916 18 december 1982 was a german ground attack pilot. He was the most highly decorated german serviceman of the war rudel was one of only 27 military men to be awarded the knights cross of the iron cross with oak leaves, swords and diamonds. Kitzingen the surrender of oberst hansulrich rudel. Discover book depositorys huge selection of hans ulrich rudel books online. Rudel is credited with knocking out over 500 soviet tanks during world war ii. Until his death in 1982 hans rudel remained a loyal supporter of adolf hitler, and he refused to denounce hitler, or the nazis, and believed that the war against germany was created by powerful jews and international finance. He was never good at school and received limited education. Hansulrich rudel simple english wikipedia, the free.
The western powers have accepted a grave responsibility perhaps for centuries to come by weakening germany only to give additional strength to russia. Postwar, he was a prominent neonazi activist in latin america and west germany. Rudel was the most decorated german serviceman of world war ii, being the sole recipient of the knights cross with golden oak leaves, swords, and diamonds in january 1945. Hans rudel remains a complex character, and arguably one of ww2s most heroic figures.
I had never heard of the pilot hans ulrich rudel until i saw his name mentioned several times while leafing through a few older books about the luftwaffe. Bei seinen heldenhaften einsatzen wurde hans ulrich rudel insgesamt drei. Autobiography of world war two luftwaffe pilot hans ulrich rudel, the most highly decorated german serviceman of ww2, and the only one to be awarded the. His record is unsurpassed by any combat pilot flying ground attack missions. Rudel, hans ulrich, the son of lutheran minister johannes, was born on 02071916, in konradswaldau, silesia.
Air force to help assess the a10, an antitank aircraft manufactured by fairchild industries. Hans rudel writes a brilliant book here being both modest and truthful in describing war the in the air in what was not the best aircraft in the war to fly his history of the war is described in good detail and he does not seek to enhance his own part in it. Hans ulrich obrist born 1968 is a swiss art curator, critic and historian of art. Hansulrich rudel books list of books by author hans. Introduction this page is dedicated to the surrender of oberst hansulrich rudel, kommodore of schlachtgeschwader 2, at kitzingen on 8 may 1945, the final day of the war in europe.
Relentlessly driven to the of point obsession, rudels combat record is a testimony to the determination of germanys elite aviators. Conducted by lonnie otis ratley iii as a contribution to the a10 program. His exploits on the eastern front with his dive bomber were from time to time given much publicity in the german press. Rudel mostly flew the junkers ju87g1 version of the famous stuka divebomber. An organization that was purported to facilitate secret escape routes for ss members out of germany and austria to south america and the middle east. Colonel hansulrich rudel was undoubtedly the greatest ground attack pilot that ever lived. It was therefore with great interest that i met him when he came over in june 1945. Hans ulrich rudel july 2, 1916 december 18, 1982 was a stuka divebomber pilot during world war ii. Online shopping from a great selection at books store. Hansulrich rudel 19161982, highly decorated german pilot during world war ii and postwar neonazi activist. Rudel is famous for being the most highly decorated german serviceman of the war. According to official luftwaffe records he flew 2350 combat missions beginning in june 1941 and may 8th 1945.
Hansulrich rudel, said that he went to the united states at the invitation of the u. Oberst colonel hansulrich rudel 2 july 1916 in konradswaldau 18 december 1982 in rosenheim was a stuka dive bomber pilot on the eastern front during world war ii. Rudel, hans ulrich eagle of the east front ww2 gravestone. He is artistic director at the serpentine galleries, london. Out in the gulf of finland, the soviet baltic fleets 23,000ton dreadnought marat was hurling 12inch, 1,000pound shells 18 miles onto german forces. Obrist is the author of the interview project, an extensive ongoing project of interviews. The legendary kanonenvogel flown by hans ulrich rudel. Rudel was the only person to be awarded the knights cross with golden oak leaves, swords, and diamonds. I open the canopy and instantly his hand is outstretched to grab my. Genealogy for hans ulrich burchard schancke 1740 1797 family tree on geni, with over 190 million profiles of ancestors and living relatives. His mother was martha mueckner and they were very happy with their wished family heir. Juli 1916 in konradswaldau, kreis landeshut schlesien. Juli 1916 in konradswaldau als sohn eines pfarres geboren.
Publishing history this is a chart to show the publishing history of editions of works about this subject. Nazi sympathizers at funeral of german ace upi archives. Hansulrich rudel, who died monday at the age of 66, was awarded nazi germanys highest military honor, a special form of the iron cross created specifically for him. Postwar, he was a prominent neonazi activist in latin america and west germany during the war, rudel was credited with the destruction of 519 tanks, as well as a number of ships.
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