This is perhaps the most revealing part of the whole book. Stuka pilot original uncensored edition hans ulrich. An illustration of a computer application window wayback machine an illustration of an open book. On more than 1800 missions he has destroyed 202 enemy tanks. Ballantine books, 1963 air pilots, military 239 pages. His exploits on the eastern front with his dive bomber were from time to time given much publicity in the german press. Stuka ace hans ulrich rudel book international historic films. The day that stuka pilot hans ulrich rudel sank the soviet. An awkward boy, frightened of thunderstorms, addicted to athletics, a bit. 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. Not long before he arrived rudel had lost one leg below the knee, as he describes in this book.
Rudel was, beyond a doubt, one of the toughest, bravest, and most charismatic human beings produced by our species. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. 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. Hans ulrich rudel stuka pilotmost condecorated pilot of all time. On this occasion major rudel once more destroyed nine enemy tanks. It was therefore with great interest that i met him when he came over in june 1945. Stuka pilot ebook by hans ulrich rudel rakuten kobo. Shot down over 24 times, hans rudel is credited with destroying over 500 tanks, 2,000 ground targets, the russian battleship marat, two cruisers and a destroyer, and was so successful against russian forces that joseph stalin put up a 100,000 rouble ransom on his head. 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. Open library is an initiative of the internet archive, a 501c3 nonprofit, building a digital library of internet sites and other cultural artifacts in digital form. Relentlessly driven to the of point obsession, rudels combat record is a testimony to the determination of germanys elite aviators. Hansulrich rudel simple english wikipedia, the free. Stuka pilot by hans ulrich rudel ebook download stuka pilot by hans ulrich rudel ebook.
His thousand pound bomb hit the deck which erupted in flames. Rudel authored books on the war, supporting the regime and attacking the. 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. Download stuka pilot by hans ulrich rudel ebook gdd free.
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. It is for this reason that i recommend this book regardless of your political or religious affiliation. 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. Discover book depositorys huge selection of hans ulrich rudel books online. 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.
Hansulrich rudel 2 july 1916 18 december 1982 was a german groundattack pilot. Hansulrich rudel books list of books by author hans. Kitzingen the surrender of oberst hansulrich rudel. It is not a political book, it has no world view and its only philosophy is the maxim of its author. 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. His mother was martha mueckner and they were very happy with their wished family heir. 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. To this day, hans ulrich rudel remains the most decorated combat pilot of any nation in the history of warfare. 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. Aa fire followed rudels stuka back into the clouds. Stuka pilot ebook by hans ulrich rudel 9781912759729 rakuten. His flying record of over 2,500 missions remains unmatched by any pilot since. Hansulrich rudel, germanys most highly decorated combat pilot, only shot down nine enemy aircraft. Hans ulrich rudel was a stuka divebomber pilot during world war 2.
Stuka pilot by hansulrich rudel, 9781908476876, download free ebooks, download free pdf epub ebook. Rudel, hans ulrich eagle of the east front ww2 gravestone. 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 book is not broad in its scope because it is confined to the activities of one manand a brave onewaging a war in very singleminded fashion. He was a commited nazi without apology but also a first class aviator. July 2nd, 1916 konradswaldaulandeshutsilesia, germany date of death. 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. 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. Lieutenant hansulrich rudel and the rest of his dive bomber wing had gathered in. 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.
Stuka pilot is the autobiography of germanys most decorated serviceman, dive bomber pilot, hans ulrich rudel. Later it is confirmed that the marat survived, lying in repair in heavily defended kronstadt harbor. 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 bbu27 by hans ulrich rudel and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at.
It does however shed an interesting light on rudels opposite numbers on the eastern front, the russian air force pilots. Buy stuka pilot original by rudel, hans ulrich isbn. Read stuka pilot by hans ulrich rudel available from rakuten kobo. No part of this website may be reproduced or downloaded without written permission from international historic films, inc. Hansulrich rudel was the only son of a silesian minister. We share books for free, but maintaining such a site online requires costly hosting. 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 rudel, stuka pilot, ballantine books, new york, 1958, p 267 7. Autobiography of world war two luftwaffe pilot hans ulrich rudel, the most highly.
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