Hans-Ulrich Rudel

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Luftwaffe pilot World War II veteran author human military aviator

Hans-Ulrich Rudel was a highly decorated German ground-attack pilot of World War II, renowned for his tank-busting missions and as the most decorated serviceman of the Luftwaffe.

Aliases (1)

Rudel ×1

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Luftwaffe pilot → World War II veteran → author → human → military aviator →
aircraftFlown	Focke-Wulf Fw 190 → Junkers Ju 87 Stuka →
allegiance	Nazi Germany →
awardReceived	Front Flying Clasp of the Luftwaffe in Gold with Diamonds → German Cross in Gold → Iron Cross 1st Class → Iron Cross 2nd Class → Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross → Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Golden Oak Leaves, Swords and Diamonds → Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves → Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves and Swords → Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves, Swords and Diamonds → Wound Badge in Gold →
burialPlace	Hannover, Germany →
causeOfDeath	stroke →
conflict	World War II →
countryOfCitizenship	Germany →
dateOfBirth	1916-07-02 →
dateOfDeath	1982-12-18 →
familyName	Rudel →
front	Eastern Front →
fullName	Hans-Ulrich Rudel →
givenName	Hans-Ulrich →
ideology	Nazism →
languageOfWorkOrName	German →
militaryBranch	Luftwaffe →
militaryRank	Oberst →
notableAchievement	credited with destroying bridges and other ground targets → credited with destroying numerous Soviet tanks → credited with sinking the Soviet battleship Marat →
notableFor	being the most highly decorated serviceman of the Luftwaffe → ground-attack missions on the Eastern Front → tank-busting missions against Soviet armor →
notableWork	book "Trotzdem" ("Stuka Pilot") →
numberOfCombatMissions	over 2500 →
occupation	military pilot → writer →
placeOfBirth	Konradswaldau, Silesia, German Empire →
placeOfDeath	Rosenheim, Bavaria, West Germany →
politicalAlignment	far-right →
postwarActivity	emigrated to South America after World War II → involved with neo-Nazi and far-right circles after the war →

Referenced by (5)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Hans-Ulrich Rudel ("Rudel") →	familyName
Junkers Ju 87 →	famousPilot
Hans-Ulrich Rudel →	fullName
Luftwaffe →	notablePilot
Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross →	notableRecipient