Hans-ulrich rudel funeral

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How did hans-ulrich rudel die
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I would hope that over the past six and a half years I have made it abundantly clear that I have no particular love for the Nazi regime of mid-20th century Germany. I mean, seriously. Very few people can argue that, especially at the higher ranks, these guys weren't a bunch of seriously evil bastards who possessed very little in the way of redeemable qualities, and they're basically not universally reviled by all people on the planet. It's a fact that makes them one of the greatest villains from history -- nobody likes these fuckers. Even the modern-day Germans hate them. Having said that, I'll also mention that despite all of the horrible bullshit associated with German ultranationalist Fascism, military historians generally also have to concede the fact that one country can't possibly fight a war against every civilized nation on Earth at the same time without producing a couple of stone-cold badasses in the process. So, in an effort to bring a little balance to the page (something I have to take into consideration when realizin

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Hans Ulrich Rudel, the son of a Protestant minister, was born in Konradswaldau, Germany, on 2nd July 1916. After leaving school he joined the Luftwaffe. On the outbreak of the Second World War Rudel flew reconnaissance missions during the invasion of Poland. On 11th October, 1939, Rudel was awarded an Iron Cross 2nd Class.

In May 1940 Rudel was accepted to join a Ju-87 Stuka dive-bombing flying course. He took part in the airborne invasion of Crete in May 1941. Later that year he provided air support for Operation Barbarossa. On 18th July, 1941, Rudel was awarded the Iron Cross 1st Class. Rudel flew 2,530 sorties and claimed to have destroyed 519 Soviet tanks on the Eastern Front. During this period he was shot down nearly thirty times by anti-aircraft fire.

In January, 1945, Rudel was awarded the Golden Oakleaves and was promoted to the rank of colonel. On 9th February he was shot down over the Soviet Union. After having one leg amputated he was back on duty six weeks later. On 8th May, 1945, Rudel flew his Ju-87 Stuka to the American Zone in order to a

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Hans-Ulrich Rudel

German military officer (1916-1982)

Hans-Ulrich Rudel (2 July 1916 – 18 December 1982) was a German ground-attack pilot during World War II and a post-war neo-Nazi activist.

The most decorated German pilot of the war and the only recipient of the Knight's Cross with Golden Oak Leaves, Swords, and Diamonds, Rudel was credited with the destruction of 519 tanks, one battleship, one cruiser, 70 landing craft and 150 artillery emplacements. He claimed nine aerial victories and the destruction of more than 800 vehicles. He flew 2,530 ground-attack missions exclusively on the Eastern Front, usually flying the Junkers Ju 87 "Stuka" dive bomber.

Rudel surrendered to US forces in 1945 and immigrated to Argentina. An unrepentant Nazi, he helped fugitives escape to Latin America and the Middle East, and sheltered Josef Mengele, the former SS doctor at Auschwitz. He worked as an arms dealer to several right-wing regimes in South America, for which he was placed under observation by the US Central Intelligence Agency.

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