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| Erich Rudorffer
- Knights Cross Oak Leaves & Swords, EK1, EK2 |
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| Rank:
Major |
| Date
of Award: January 26, 1945 |
| Cross
Class: Knights Cross Oak Leaves & Swords, EK1, EK2 |
| Branch
of Service: Luftwaffe |
| Description
of Action: Major Erich Rudorffer (born 1 November 1917) is a German former Luftwaffe fighter ace, one of a handful who served with the Luftwaffe through the whole of World War II. He had a total of 222 victories, fighting in all the major German theaters of war, including ETO, MTO and the Eastern Front. During the war he flew more than 1000 combat missions, was engaged in aerial combat over 300 times, was shot down by flak and enemy fighters 16 times and had to take to his parachute 9 times. His 222 aerial victories include 58 heavily armoured Il-2 Sturmovik ground attack aircraft. He was also responsible for sinking a British submarine. Ref Wikipedia |
| Mini
Biography: |
| http://www.jg54greenhearts.com/Rudorffe.htm |
| From:
Second World War Award Winners |
| Listing
Date: Jul 2, 2008 |
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