Oberleutnant erich rudorffer book

To the right of rudorffer is oberleutnant kurt buhligen staffelkapitan 4. Erich rudorffer was born on november 1, 1917, in the town of zwickau in saxony. This book will be heavy with first person content from the luftwaffes four engine. Rudorffer fought in all the major german theaters of war, including the european and mediterranean theater of. Staffel commanded by leutnant julius meimberg becomes part of jg 53. H e flew over 1,000 missions, with 222 aerial victories, and was shot down 16 times, including 9 bailouts. While preparing to land he spotted a soviet task force of about 60 close air support aircraft on its way to attack libau. Erich rudorffer achieved 224 victories in over operational sorties. Major wolfgang bombo schenck was a bomber pilot who flew the me262 as a ground attack pilot, earning the oak leaves. Major erich rudorffer 1 november 1917 8 april 2016 was a german. Staffel of jg 2 on 1 november 1941, thus succeeding oberleutnant frank liesendahl who was transferred. He had a total of 222 victories, fighting in all the major german theaters of war, including eto. Erich rudorffer academic dictionaries and encyclopedias.

Ia adalah pilot tempur tersukses ke7 sepanjang sejarah perang udara. Erich rudorffer survived the war and continued his aviation career as a member of the bundesluftwaffe. Oberleutnant erich alfred hartmann 352 victories at the age of 23 yrs. Media in category erich rudorffer the following 7 files are in this category, out of 7 total.

Rudorffer fought in all the major german theaters of war, including the european and mediterranean. He recorded his first victory, a french curtiss hawk 75 fighter, on 14 may 1940. Unhurt, the young pilot returned to base and a legend was born. Maj erich fighter of libau rudorffer 19172016 find. This is not a forum for general discussion of the articles subject. Rudorffer meraih 222 kemenangan dari semua kawasan peperangan besar jerman, diantaranya eropa, mediterania. Combined with nicolas trudgians brilliantly evocative portrait of rudorffers 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. Eight pages from the book messerschmitt bf109g14 as, flown by othmar schwendmayer, red 8 of 2. From now on, the sections persons and awards are available. Please keep up the good work keeping these memories alive. He is the 7th most successful fighter pilot in the history of air warfare and, as of 2014, both the oldest jet fighter ace and the most successful ace still living. Gruppe jagdgeschwader 2 jg 2 richthofen personnel in tunisia, early 1943. Plus a colour, post war, a4 size, signed photograph of major erich rudorffer kcos.

Maintained by letemrip contributor 49084452 unknown. Erich rudorffer news newspapers books scholar jstor november 2016 learn how and when to remove this template. In his last formal interview, erich hartmann discussed specific facts that he had usually avoided in the past. Sestreljen je bil 16krat in moral kar devetkrat izskociti iz zadetega letala. Pilot major erich rudorffer 222 kills 12 kills with the me 262 rudorffer went down in history when he claimed kills in 17 minutes,no other pilot in history has. Just an idea but you might want to consider writing a book based on the huge amount of research that you have done which is extremely impressive.

Third from the left is oberleutnant erich rudorffer temporary gruppenkommandeur of ii. Rudorffer scored the first of many victories over a french hawk 75 on may 14, 1940. Having enjoyed immediate success over the channel and southeast england during the summer of 1940, the unit was transferred to the eastern. Erich rudorffer military wiki fandom military wikia. Hartmann went on to achieve an incredible 352 air victories and remains the. Ketiga dari kiri adalah oberleutnant erich rudorffer gruppenkommandeur sementara ii. Rudorffer got his first victory over a curtiss hawk 75, on 14 may 1940. Dmp dd336 gunther rall by damopabe luftwaffe, erich hartmann, plane and. He was the 7th most successful fighter pilot in the history of air warfare, with 222 victories claimed. Erich rudorffer scored a total of 224 victories, placing him 7th on the all time list. Plus at least one other uncle who fought and survived the war. Unique in the history of aviation art, this is an opportunity to acquire a genuine erich rudorffer combat confirmation report. Oberstleutnant heinz bar with one of his b17 kills from the 91st bomb. While preparing to land he spotted a soviet task force of about 60 close air support.

He became one of the first jet fighter aces in the world by. This is the talk page for discussing improvements to the erich rudorffer article. He joined the luftwaffe in january 1940 and was assigned to ijg 2 richthofen with the rank of oberfeldwebel. Knights cross on 1 may 1941 as leutnant and pilot in the 6. Major erich rudorffer, knights cross with oak leaves and swords serving throughout the whole of world war ii during the battle of britain, the eastern front, north africa, in the defense of the reich he flew me109s and fw190s and finished flying the iconic me262 jet. Jg 2, shoots down eight enemy aircraft over the tunisian front.

Bundesarchiv bild 101i727029709a, russland, erich rudorffer, ju 87. Birth of a legend framed multisigned collectors piece. Major erich rudorffer 1 november 1917 8 april 2016 was a german luftwaffe fighter ace, one. Erich rudorffer 1 november 1917 8 april 2016 was a german luftwaffe fighter ace who was. Gruppe jagdgeschwader 2 jg 2 richthofen berfoto bersama di tunisia, awal tahun 1943. Flew over missions, claim 224 aerial victories, was shot down 16 times, and baled out 9 times. The making of a luftwaffe fighter pilot, by mike spick, greenhill books, london, 2006.

Based at coquellescalais in september 1940, the jg52 me109s hurtle down in a highspeed dive to engage the enemy during the ferociously fought battle of britain. Major erich rudorffer generalleutnant gunther rall oberleutnant heinrich sudel. Major erich rudorffer scored 222 kills and had 12 in the jet, and he shot down 10 heavy bombers. Ace pilot contributed by frank parker of them had seen service in the spanish civil war of 1936, a time when many luftwaffe tactics had been developed. If you do write that book i want a first edition signed copy. I knew bob and linda morgan, great people, and bob and the other guys, especially casimir nastal were less than pleased. Erich rudorffer earned his nickname fighter of libau on 28 october 1944 near the latvian city of libau. Gerhard schopfel hajo herrmann erich rudorffer 4 bomber kills 9 bomber.

I also thought it unfair that men like rall, barkhorn, kittel, baer and rudorffer. By 1 may 1941, leutnant rudorffer had achieved 19 victories, which led to the award. In early 1940 rudorffer was transferred to to jagdgeschwader 2 richthofen. 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. Erich rudorffer was a german luftwaffe fighter ace who was one of a handful who served with the luftwaffe through the whole. Gruppes fockewulfs flew in mixed formations with jg 53s bf 109s, conducting sweeps and bomber escort. On 15 january 1945, major rudorffer was placed in command of the me262 jet fighter equipped i. He flew for lufthansa, until two months after the beginning of world war ii all pilots were transferred to the luftwaffe. Major erich rudorffer 1 november 1917 8 april 2016 adalah mantan pilot tempur ace luftwaffe dari jerman, satu dari sekian pilot yang mengabdi pada luftwaffe sepanjang perang dunia ii. He saw continuous active service from france in 1940 to russia in 1945 and survived the war. Rudorffer flew over 1,000 missions, entering combat on 302 occasions, was shot down 16 times, and baled out 9 times. 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. Knights cross oak leaves swords and diamonds1 of 27. Erich rudorffer, would claim over half of the 150 kills that ii.

Heinz schmidt 20 april 1920 5 september 1943 was a german former luftwaffe fighter ace and recipient of the knights cross of the iron cross with oak leaves during world war ii. He flew the bf 109 in the battle of britain in late 1940. A flying ace or fighter ace is a military aviator credited with shooting down five or. The original pencil tribute edition this outstanding. See more ideas about luftwaffe, world war two and wwii. Luftwaffe ace, erich rudorffer signed photos wwii forums. Each print comes with an original erich rudorffer combat confirmation report from the reichsluftfahrtministerium rlm and will be numbered to match the aerial victory described in the original combat confirmation report. 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. Oberleutnant walter schuck joined the luftwaffe in 1937. Rudorffer lensi yli 1 000 taistelulentoa ja ampui alas 222 vastustajan lentokonetta, naista 12 suihkumoottorihavittaja messerschmitt me 262. 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. On 5 november 1942 erich hartmann scored his first victory over a russian il2 despite losing his aircraft in the dogfight. 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.