You may agree or disagree with rudel on many political and ideological questions i, for one, still do but if you disregard those instances, rudels. Rudel does a good job of putting you into the cockpit with him as he flies and. Hans ulrich rudel, stuka pilot, ballantine books, new york, 1958, p 267 7. Engineer pierre sprey, a former pentagon procurement official who helped design the a10, confirmed to the daily beast that none other than legendary luftwaffe colonel hansulrich rudel was.
The reader will find very interesting and amazing pictures and stories throughout this 277 page book. Ballantine books, 1963 air pilots, military 239 pages. Rudel was, beyond a doubt, one of the toughest, bravest, and most charismatic human beings produced by our species. 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. This is a community dedicated to the greatest combat aircraft of all time. His mother was martha mueckner and they were very happy with their wished family heir. An awkward boy, frightened of thunderstorms, addicted to athletics, a bit. An awkward boy, frightened of thunderstorms, addicted to athletics, a bit of a misfit, he was hardly the aryan ideal. Rudel, the son of lutheran minister johannes, was born in konradswaldau silesia, germany it became part of poland after 1945. It is not a political book, it has no world view and its only philosophy is the maxim of its author.
Hansulrich rudel 2 july 1916 18 december 1982 was a german groundattack pilot during world war ii. He was never good at school and received limited education. He was a commited nazi without apology but also a first class aviator. The subject helps, hans ulrich rudel was one of the most remarkable warriors in history. His exploits on the eastern front with his dive bomber were from time to time given much publicity in the german press. Rudel followed hauptman ernst steen into the attack. Hans ulrich rudel ebook autobiography of ww2 nazi pilot hans 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. 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. Just would become the first recipient of the hansulrichrudelaward donated by gerhard frey in 1983. 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. Where hank chinaski is a worthless barfly who will call a day successful if he merely avoids shitting himself, rudel is leading a bomber command and often destroys ten soviet t34. Hans ulrich rudel was a stuka divebomber pilot during world war 2.
Later it is confirmed that the marat survived, lying in repair in heavily defended kronstadt harbor. Not long before he arrived rudel had lost one leg below the knee, as he describes in this book. Stuka pilot bbu27 by hans ulrich rudel and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. The book tells the story and life of hansulrich rudel, the most highly decorated pilot under hitler. 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. Hans ulrich rudel 2 july 1916 18 december 1982 was a stuka divebomber pilot during world war ii. 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. Rudel on the battle of stalingrad, excerpt from stuka. Hansulrich rudel 2 july 1916 18 december 1982 was a stuka divebomber pilot during world war ii. German fighter ace who flew more sorties than any other pilot during world war ii, destroying a massive total of 519 russian tanks on the eastern front, groupcaptain. Rudel, hans ulrich, the son of lutheran minister johannes, was born on 02071916, in konradswaldau, silesia. 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. Rudels story is of a young man enamored of sports and absent any conscientiousness of the importance of.
Hans ulrich rudel, the son of a protestant minister, was born in konradswaldau, germany, on 2nd july 1916. He was an incredibly skilled pilot supremely successful at what he did, and his incomparable exploits on the eastern. To this day, hans ulrich rudel remains the most decorated combat pilot of any nation in the history of warfare. Where bukowski is a masterful writer, rudel is dull and factual.
The book tells the story and life of hans ulrich rudel, the most highly decorated pilot under hitler. Stuka pilot by hans ulrich rudel pdfread stuka pilot by hans ulrich rudel, lynton hudson hans ulrich rudel was a stuka divebomber pilot during world war 2. Dec 16, 2016 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. Hans rudel remains a complex character, and arguably one of ww2s most heroic figures. Buy stuka pilot by hans ulrich rudel online at alibris. Stuka pilot by hans ulrich rudel, 9781908476876, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide. Nov 08, 2018 ladies, i present to you hans ulrich rudels stuka pilot memoir of his experiences throughout ww2. Here we have accounts, pictures and discussions around this magnificent plane and the brave men and women who flew it. May 04, 2012 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. 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. It was therefore with great interest that i met him when he came over in june 1945. Hans ulrich rudel was the only son of a silesian minister. From video games to modelling, all aspects of the stuka are free to be discussed.
He destroyed one battleship, one cruiser, one destroyer, 70 landing craft, 800 vehicles, 150 gun positions, 519 tanks and nine aircraft. Juli 1916 in konradswaldau, kreis landeshut schlesien. Hansulrich rudel the flying tank buster who flew more than. 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.
Justs work is neither an independent nor a reliable source. Aa fire followed rudels stuka back into the clouds. Jul 15, 2019 engineer pierre sprey, a former pentagon procurement official who helped design the a10, confirmed to the daily beast that none other than legendary luftwaffe colonel hansulrich rudel was. Driven to prove himself after being considered a failure in his early training period who initially could not master the difficult stuka divebomber he was finally tested in combat shortly after the start of the german invasion of stalins soviet union. Hansulrich rudel the flying tank buster who flew more. Podle oficialnich udaju znicil 519 tanku, kolem 800 dalsich vozidel, 150 kusu delostreleckych zbrani, ctyri obrnene vlaky, 2 krizniky, bitevni lod marat a 1 torpedoborec a potopil 70 mensich plavidel. Hansulrich rudel was shot down 30 times during his 2,530 missions. 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. Hansulrich rudel books list of books by author hans. Hansulrich rudel july 2, 1916 december 18, 1982, german. This memoir is worth reading simply because hans ulrich rudel its author was the most successful dive bomber pilot of ww2 and therefore, he definitely had quite a few stories to tell.
Stuka pilot hansulrich rudel by gunther just 1997, hardcover. Stuka pilot is the autobiography and second world war adventures of hans ulrich rudel. Postwar, he was a prominent neonazi activist in latin america and west germany. Stuka pilot is the best book ever published about the air war against russia.
His thousand pound bomb hit the deck which erupted in flames. Stuka pilot by hans ulrich rudel and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Hans ulrich rudel was shot down 30 times during his 2,530 missions. Hansulrich rudel 2 july 1916 18 december 1982 was a german ground attack pilot. Rudel, one of the most highly decorated officers in the german. Rudel, hans ulrich eagle of the east front ww2 gravestone. Stuka pilot ebook by hans ulrich rudel rakuten kobo. 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, and the only person to be awarded the knights cross of the iron cross with golden oak leaves, swords and. Discover book depositorys huge selection of hans ulrich rudel books online. Rudels story is of a young man enamored of sports and absent any conscientiousness of the importance of his academic studies in school. Stuka pilot hans ulrich rudel black house publishing. Stuka pilot by hansulrich rudel, 9781908476876, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide. Hansulrich rudel was the only son of a silesian minister.
He had two older sisters ingeborg and johanna as a boy he was a poor scholar but a very keen sportsman. Ladies, i present to you hans ulrich rudels stuka pilot memoir of his experiences throughout ww2. Rudel was a teenager when the nsdap took charge and became indoctrinated at very early age. Hans ulrich rudel began his amazing career as a stuka pilot in poland in 1939, fought in the great air battles over leningrad, stalingrad and moscow and finished the war flying an fw 190 survivor of six years air combat on the russian front and the most decorated german pilot of the war. Since young age, rudel showed interest in sports and did not do well in school. Hansulrich rudel celkem uskutecnil 2530 bojovych vzletu z toho asi 400 letu na fw190. The day that stuka pilot hans ulrich rudel sank the soviet. Shot down over 24 times, hans rudel is credited with destroying. Stuka pilot by hansulrich rudel pdfread stuka pilot by hansulrich rudel, lynton hudson hans ulrich rudel was a stuka divebomber pilot during world war 2.
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