The worlds leading specialist in aviation and military fine art. The longserving erich rudorffer downed 222 enemy aircraft on all fronts. Feb 18, 2021 this interesting booklet full of signatures of luftwaffe aces from the first world war is currently on offer. Bundesarchiv bild 101i727029709a, russland, erich rudorffer, ju 87. While you may think you know some of historys most famous historical figures, the typical textbook leaves much to be desired. Barchimage licensing this work is licensed under the attributionsharealike 3.
See more ideas about wwii, world war two, military history. Richard taylors spectacular new painting portrays the me109s of 6. Rudorffer scored 222 victories, fighting in all the major german theaters of war, including the european and mediterranean theater of operations and the eastern front. German antipartisan warfare in europe 1939 1945 schiffer publishing 2001. Erich rudorffer was born on november 1, 1917, in the town of zwickau in saxony. The knights cross of the iron cross was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership. Major erich rudorffer knights cross with oak leaves and swords serving throughout the duration of world war ii from the battle of britain, the eastern front, north africa and the defence of the reich, he flew me109s and fw190s and finished flying the iconic me262 jet. As it is full of original signatures, this is of course a unique piece of history.
Civil rights leaders you wont read about in history books. Jul 08, 2011 h e flew over 1,000 missions, with 222 aerial victories, and was shot down 16 times, including 9 bailouts. Compiling a history of this scope would have been an impossible task were it not for the support of many tens of veterans and their families, amateur historians, enthusiasts and friends. Arctic hunters by richard taylor virginia bader fine art. Luftwaffe ace walter krupinski trained, led and served alongside some of the greatest fighter pilots in history. Aces such as erich rudorffer, joachim brendel, heinz lange and many more used. Unique in the history of aviation art, this is an opportunity to acquire a genuine erich rudorffer combat confirmation report. July 30 with free hunting has not returned the commander of group ii, hauptman heinrich jung 68 victories.
Lieutenant general walter krupinski was one of those men destined to tempt fate. Although the emergence and nature of the prussian state are key subjects in the study of german history, the dev. He was the 7th most successful fighter pilot in the history of air warfare, with 224 victories claimed. These nine books about numerous topics regarding european histories on a continentwide basis rather than nation states will educate you about europe. History books ak interactive history books online shop. The fw 190 in north africa a summary the fw 190 was a late arrival in north africa, making its combat debut on 16 november 1942.
Heres why old classic books are better than new books. The top luftwaffe aces of ww2, with over 170 aerial victories. Along with others such as erich rudorffer who flew over 1,000 combat missions. Dedicated primarily to modellers and lovers of military history, this book documents the use of various tanks in combat, ranging from the idf armoured forces to the t5455 and some rare versions of the t34. German aces of world war two biographies of luftwaffe fighter. Secret weapons and has authored several books of military history. If you are not familiar with the best fighter pilot ever you best start with this video. 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. Apr 08, 2016 the luftwaffe fighter ace who was one of a handful who served through the whole of world war ii. Combined with nicolas trudgians brilliantly evocative portrait of rudorffer s focke wulf, golden in the fading sun over an icebound battlefield, recalling the glittering career of one of the worlds greatest fighter pilots, when, as commanding officer of iijg54, he. This aircraft was based at raf hornchurch with 19 squadron raf coded qv, with no individual letter and was detailed to patrol the dunkirkcalais area. Rudorffer is the 7th most successful fighter pilot in history, fighting in all the major german theaters of war, including the battle of britain, european and mediterranean theater of operations and the eastern front. One luftwaffe experte, erich rudorffer, flew over 1,000 missions and was shot down. He was the 7th most successful fighter pilot in the history of air warfare, with.
Erich rudorffer, a 222 victory ace, and otto kittel, a 267 victory ace, and walter nowotny, a 258 victory ace were the highest scoring fw 190 aces in the luftwaffe. Financial fraud from tulip mania to bernie madoff by david e. World heritage encyclopedia, the aggregation of the largest online encyclopedias available, and the most. Interview with luftwaffe ace walter krupinski historynet. He was the 7th most successful fighter pilot in the history of air warfare, with 222 victories claimed. Therefore those two are top in our best fighter pilots in history ranking. Rudorffer fought in all the major german theaters of war, including the european and mediterranean theater of. German luftwaffe aces facts, history, and pictures. Bill gates is a fan of vaclav smil and his recent book energy and civilization.
Many aerial victories were achieved, and the fw 190 fighterbomber pilots demonstrated how effective the fw 190 could be. Nowotny claimed most of his successes in the fw 190. The worlds leading specialist in aviation and military. While preparing to land he spotted a soviet task force of about 60 close air.
All the books listed for the financial times and mckinsey business book of the year award. Incident supermarine spitfire mk ia n3200, 26 may 1940. Each archive edition comprises the main print erich rudorffer tribute signed by the artist and erich rudorffer, a matching numbered copy of stormbirds over berlin also signed by both trudgian and rudorffer, a signed photograph of rudorffer, plus one of. Some of the luftwaffes most successful fighter aces claimed a great many of their kills while flying it, including otto kittel, walter nowotny and erich rudorffer. I first painted the yellow areas and masked them off, then freehanded the camouflage with my tamiya mixtures of rlm 74, 75 and 76. Luftwaffe resource center german luftwaffe air force from. This is the talk page for discussing improvements to the erich rudorffer article. Besides galland they include erich hartmann, the topscoring ace in history and gunther rall who but for injury might have been. Fun and fascinating facts about famous figures you wont find in history books. Profile guides ak interactive profile guides online shop. Compiled in collaboration with general adolf galland this amazing album contains the personal reflections from twentyfour legendary fighter aces. Each archive edition comprises the main print erich rudorffer tribute signed by the artist and erich rudorffer, a matching numbered copy of stormbirds over berlin also signed by both trudgian and rudorffer, a signed photograph of rudorffer, plus one of rudorffers original luftwaffe combat confirmations.
This book will be heavy with first person content from the luftwaffes four engine heavy bomber killers, experts at bringing down the b17 flying fortresses, b24 liberators and avro lancaster bombers, from both the day and night fighter forces. Erich rudorffer earned his nickname fighter of libau on 28 october 1944 near the latvian city of libau. Maj erich fighter of libau rudorffer 19172016 find a. Scherl bilderdienst major erich rudorffer portrat, trager des ritterkreuzes mit eichenlaub abgebildete personen. He recieved his ritterkreuz as leutnant on may 10th, 1941 in jg 54. He went to tunisia in late 1942 when the luftwaffe sought to check the american advances in north africa. Beginning his flight training on october 15, 1939, he flew fighters with distinction throughout world war ii, serving in germanys most prestigious units and training and flying with some of the worlds greatest pilots, such as adolf galland, otto kittel, dietrich hrabak, erich rudorffer, gerhard barkhorn and.
Rudolf rudi rademacher born 19 june 19 in luneburg, killed in flying accident june 1953 in luneburg was a german world war ii fighter ace and recipient of the knights cross of the iron cross. Erich rudorffer project gutenberg selfpublishing ebooks. This first volume of the history of jg 2 covers the early years of the unit from its origins to the turn of the year 19401941. He fought in all the major german theaters of war, including the european and mediterranean theater of operations and the eastern front. He scored twelve victories with the me 262, to bring his total to 222. Luftwaffe resource center german luftwaffe air force. In an attempt to cram as much knowledge as possible into the average education, few courses take the time to real. Books, both old and new, are great things, but our culture emphasizes that newer things are often better. In the winter of 1944, major rudorffer was trained on the messerschmitt me 262 je t fighter.
Perhaps surprisingly, the early modern period of history starts c. During the war he flew more than 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 bail out. November 1943 rewrote history, when in the course of the following 17 minutes. Jg5 led by oberleutnant heinrich ehrler, while based at petsamo in.
He served in all theaters of war, since the very start in poland. He was a guest historian on the history channel program dogfights. A commemorative ring belonging to high scoring ace, erich rudorffer. Read these books to kick off your study from authors that include. Fockewulf fw 190 aces of the russian front osprey aircraft of the. It contains a photo of each individual with a brief history in both english and german and has been signed by 15 knights cross recipients. While malcolm x, rosa parks and of course martin luther king jr. A fine book on this topic is bf109 aces of the russian front. This amazing pencil print normandy panther by nicolas trudgian was commissioned in 2012. It has been signed by the artist nicolas trudgian and 3 luftwaffe fighter aces erich rudorffer.
This book beautifully narrates the use of tanks and armoured vehicles in some of the most critical chapters of the conflict in lebanon. Sspanzer regiment 12, advancing towards abbaye dardenne in normandy, on the 8th july 1944. Similar to his colleague, bar, rudorffer also flew more than a thousand missions and was shot down 16 times, during which he parachuted nine times and the rest included crashlanding. Jul 08, 2018 erich rudorffer s fw190a6 looks different from others, due to the dark overpainting of rlm 74 on the rear fuselage sides, and that the lower cowling panels were painted rtlm 71. Rudi rademacher was credited with 126 victories in over 500. Oct 05, 2020 this stunning aviation panorama vividly brings to life the minutes just prior to the battle of midway, the decisive battle that wrote the name of the sbd dauntless divebomber into military history. The full list of those who contributed reads as follows. The arctic hunters by richard taylor high in the arctic circle a bitter war of attrition was fought in freezing, unforgiving conditions, the desperate conflict played out against a majestic, aweinspiring backdrop of beautiful iceclad mountains. Read full profile books, both old and new, are great things, but our culture. While preparing to land he spotted a soviet task force of about 60 close air support aircraft on its way to attack libau airfields. In school, having a favorite class was usually dependent on the teacher. Just as some books examine a country or a region, others discuss the continent or at least very large parts of it as.
Erich rudorffer 1 november 1917 8 april 2016 was a german luftwaffe fighter ace who was one of a handful who served with the luftwaffe through the whole of world war ii. Rudorffer scored the first of many victories over a french hawk 75 on may 14, 1940. He flew the bf 109 in the battle of britain in late 1940. H e flew over 1,000 missions, with 222 aerial victories, and was shot down 16 times, including 9 bailouts. Of all the fighter aces in history, the first name who usually comes to mind is the red baron and erich bubi hartmann. Rudorffer lensi yli 1 000 taistelulentoa ja ampui alas 222 vastustajan lentokonetta, naista 12 suihkumoottorihavittaja messerschmitt me 262. Book signed by 17 personalities that were in the hitler. Marines as a scout sniper under livingstons command. Mar 05, 2011 erich rudorffer over their territory to make the next of nine parachute jump and returned to the squadron, and his wingman sergeant rudolph terek 27 victories was killed. May 29, 2010 rudorffer scored 222 victories, fighting in all the major german theaters of war, including the european and mediterranean theater of operations and the eastern front. How did they do this, when no other aces in history, from any nation, at any time, on any front. Replica flying fw190a8 in rudorffer s jg54 markings. Colin with hajo herrmann at his home in dusseldorf 1998. Front, making him the 7th most successful fighter pilot in history.
Maj erich fighter of libau rudorffer 19172016 find. By the wars end, erich rudorffer had flown more than sorties, scored 224 victories and was the seventhhighest ace in the history of aerial combat. Gerhard schopfel hajo herrmann erich rudorffer 4 bomber kills 9 bomber kills at night 10 bomber kills wild boar missions below. Shot down by german luftwaffe fighter ace fw erich rudorffer 2.
On 11 october 1943 erich rudorffer wrote history when during 17 minutes he claimed kills. He is the 7th most successful fighter pilot in the history of air warfare. This is not a forum for general discussion of the articles subject. Major erich rudorffer was certainly one of the most dedicated german aces. Editions sold out on this page may still be available at uk. Among those aerial victories in courland that had been reported yesterday are eleven aircraft shot down by the recipient of the oak leaves to the knights cross of the iron cross major rudorffer bringing his total to 206 aerial victories.
He joined the luftwaffe in january 1940 and was assigned to ijg 2 richthofen with the rank of oberfeldwebel. Aces such as erich rudorffer, joachim brendel, heinz lange and many more. On 11 october 1943 erich rudorffer wrote history when during 17 minutes he was victorious times. May 04, 2019 media in category erich rudorffer the following 7 files are in this category, out of 7 total. Our editors independently research, test, and recommend the best products.
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