Mar 04, 2016 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. On september 30, 1970, erich hartmann voluntarily retired from active service. Erich rudorffer 1 november 1917 8 april 2016 was a german luftwaffe fighter ace who was. Erich rudorffer 1 november 1917 8 april 2016 was a german luftwaffe fighter ace who was one of a.
Erich raeder historical records and family trees myheritage. Dierdorff is a management professor, consultant and nationally published researchercommentator. Apr 08, 2016 media in category erich rudorffer the following 7 files are in this category, out of 7 total. Please sign and date your posts by typing four tildes. German luftwaffe aces facts, history, and pictures. Saat tulisan ini dibuat 1 juni 2015, erich rudorffer masih hidup dan sehat walafiat di usianya yang telah menginjak 97 tahun. 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. He became one of the first jet fighter aces in the world by scoring 12 victories, including 10 fourengined bombers, in the jet. A commemorative ring belonging to high scoring ace, erich rudorffer. All the factors that created opportunities for aces to pile up huge scores came together for german luftwaffe pilots on the russian front. As above plus a matted original drawing with four additional signatures. Saat tulisan ini dibuat 1 juni 2015, erich rudorffer masih hidup dan.
The luftwaffe had so many aces that the number runs into the thousands. 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. Hubertus erich rudolph wriedt born september 19, 1934. Major erich rudorffer 1 november 1917 8 april 2016 was a german luftwaffe fighter ace, one. Bundesarchiv bild 101i727029709a, russland, erich rudorffer, ju 87. He recorded his first victory, a french curtiss hawk 75 fighter, on 14 may 1940. Major erich rudorffer 1 november 1917 8 april 2016 had 222 kills, including 12. Major erich rudorffer in a photograph taken in immola. He was the 7th most successful fighter pilot in the history of air warfare, with 222 victories claimed. 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.
China had no plans for a compromise on logical dispute between china and soviet russia. Colour by rjm major erich rudorffer in a photograph. In early 1940 rudorffer was transferred to to jagdgeschwader 2 richthofen. Erich rudorffer earned his nickname fighter of libau on 28 october 1944 near the latvian city of libau.
Ia adalah pilot tempur tersukses ke7 sepanjang sejarah perang udara. Rudorffer meraih 222 kemenangan dari semua kawasan peperangan besar jerman, diantaranya eropa, mediterania dan front timur. Plus a colour, post war, a4 size, signed photograph of major erich rudorffer kcos. The art print erich rudorffer tribute by aviation artist nicolas trudgian offers the unique opportunity in the history of aviation art to acquire an original aerial victory confirmation from erich rudorffer s personal property together with the art print. Interests golf, sailing, classical music, antiques. He is the 7th most successful fighter pilot in the history of air warfare, and currently both the oldest jet fighter ace, and the most successful ace still living. He flew the bf 109 in the battle of britain in late 1940. Gruppes fockewulfs flew in mixed formations with jg 53s bf 109s, conducting sweeps and bomber escort. He served in all theaters of war, since the very start in poland. He recorded two further victories, his 73rd and 74th, before parting company with jg 2. The first aerial victory was erich rudorffer of 14051940 during the war, he made more than 1,000 sorties, conducted 302 air battles, which scored 222 victories 60 on the western front, 26 in north africa and 6 on the eastern front. Supported by grants from the gmac management education research institute, much of dierdorffs research has centered on issues of realworld relevancy in business education. Raeder served as chief of staff to the commander of the german cruiser fleet in world war i and was promoted to rear admiral.
Major erich rudorffer in a photograph taken in immola, finland, on july 9, 1944. Jg hauptman rudorffer three links led his group in trial flyline. Seusai perang dunia ii, erich rudorffer bekerja untuk kraftfahrbundesamt sebelum bergabung dengan bundesluftwaffe angkatan udara jerman barat. Rudorffer fought in all the major german theaters of war, including the european and mediterranean theater of operations and the eastern front. Erich raeder, commander in chief of the german navy 192843 and proponent of an aggressive naval strategy, who was convicted as a war criminal for his role in world war ii. Doug has had this book for me for mothers day for weeks and ive begged him to let me have it earlier. Rudorffer claimed a total of 222 victories, fighting in all the major german theaters of war, including the european. Hierbij schoot rudorffer nog tien viermotorige bommenwerpers neer. Numerically, each print relates to a specific rudorffer victory and is numbered in chronological order from 1 to 224.
Erich rudorffer was a german luftwaffe fighter ace who was one of a handful who served with the luftwaffe through the whole of world war ii. 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. I think that erich is probably right the identity of aircraft flown by rudorffer may be lost in the confusion of the last days of the reich. Hubertus erich rudolph wriedt has been listed as a noteworthy economist, business executive by marquis whos who. Prints issued with the victory edition are signed by the artist, those issued with the archive edition are signed by the artist and erich rudorffer. You may find a couple of references to the scharnhorst on the web interesting. One of them, erich hartmann, destroyed 352 russian planes. Are any me262, me163, or arado 234 pilots still living. They were a deadly force with many men that knew their business and were good at it. Top 10 german luftwaffe aces of wwii war history online. The longserving erich rudorffer downed 222 enemy aircraft on all fronts.
Erich rudorffer survived the war and continued his aviation career as a member of the bundesluftwaffe. 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. This is not a forum for general discussion of the articles subject. Gerhard schopfel hajo herrmann erich rudorffer 4 bomber kills 9 bomber kills at night 10 bomber kills. German luftwaffe aces messerschmitt bf 109 and focke wulf 190 pilots. An illness that had troubled him before in late 70s, and originated back to his 10 12 years of hard labour. S everal of them shot down more than 200 allied airplanes. Saat tulisan ini dibuat 1 juni 2015, erich rudorffer masih hidup dan sehat walafiat di usianya yang. Luftsieg diantara sejumlah kemenangan udara yang diraih di kurland dan dilaporkan kemarin adalah 11 pesawat yang ditembak jatuh oleh peraih daun ek untuk salib ksatria dari salib baja mayor rudorffer, yang mengerek jumlah kemenangannya. 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.
Shot down by german luftwaffe fighter ace fw erich rudorffer 2. Ww2 german luftwaffe autographed photos and docs major. Derek is a naval historian, and his book contains much information of the interrogation of the scharnhorst survivors at latimer house, before being sent to canada, and the u. H e flew over 1,000 missions, with 222 aerial victories, and was shot down 16 times, including 9 bailouts. Incident supermarine spitfire mk ia n3200, 26 may 1940. I have checked both the osprey jg7 title by forsyth and also murawskis kagero jg7 book and neither feature any photo or profile of a rudorffer 262. Member of golfbonifacio club manila, lions lodge presidential awards 1970, 19841985, 1987. Erich rudorffer tribute erich rudorffer tribute new release by nicolas trudgian each limited edition print, except the canvas giclee, is accompanied by a companion pencil print stormbird over berlin portraying erich rudorffer, piloting an me262 jet fighter, as he intercepts a formation of usaaf flying fortress bombers over berlin in the closing weeks of the second world war. Signed by the artist and major erich rudorffer kcos plus matching numbered pencil print stormbird over berlin, signed by the artist.
No other pilot in history has as many multiple air to air victories as rudorffer. On 15 january 1945, major rudorffer was placed in command of the me262 jet fighter equipped i. Erwin rommel project gutenberg selfpublishing ebooks. Erich rudorffer, would claim over half of the 150 kills that ii. Was the german luftwaffe considered a joke during wwii. Therefore those two are top in our best fighter pilots in history ranking.
Erich rudorffer news newspapers books scholar jstor november 2016 learn how and. 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. The british egyptian expeditionary force accepts the surrender of jerusalem by the mayor, hussein alhusayni, following effective defeat of the ottoman empires yildirim army group during the battle of jerusalem. His life and ideas an illustrated biography funk, rainer on. Erich rudorffer academic dictionaries and encyclopedias. Rudorffer fought in all the major german theaters of war, including the european and mediterranean theater of. The scene depicted here is high above the tyroloan alps, where the beginning of the winter of 194445 aircraft of the 15th air force often clashed with me262s. Major erich rudorffer 1 november 1917 8 april 2016 had 222 kills, including 12 kills with the me 262. 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. From 1928 to 1943, erich raeder led the german navy during the last turbulent years of the weimar republic, the rise of hitler, and through world war ii, yet until now there has not been a fulllength biography written about him. During the war he flew more than combat missions, engaging in aerial combat over 300 times. Max horkheimer, the director of the neomarxist institute of social research, had finally wilted under the pressure of theodor adornos relentless campaign of denigration, and had sacked his star theorist.
A 94th fighter squadron p38 lightning and me262s of ekdo lechfeld have passed. Stanislaw jedrzejewski ewastanislawj na pinterescie. She wrote books and founded glider schools around the world and set. Erich rudorffer and 1 related entities entities finder. Jagdfieber hunting party by heinz krebs during late 1944 the luftwaffe introduced the jet fighter, a sensational revolution in aviation technology. He is 7th most successful fighter pilot in the history of air warfare and the most successful ace still living. 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. As the question asks, i dont think anybody during ww2 considered the luftwaffe a joke. He flew for lufthansa, until two months after the beginning of world war ii all pilots were transferred to the luftwaffe. Gruppe jagdgeschwader 54 grunherz as well as gefechtsverband.
Rudder tally shows 45 victories, rudorffer claiming his 45th and 46th over dieppe on 19 august 1942. Nama erich rudorffer mengemuka sebagai pakar kemenangan ganda yang biasa menghancurkan lebih dari satu pesawat musuh dalam satu hari. 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. Rudorffer fought in all the major german theaters of war, including the.
The fading sun makes rudorffer s focke wulf glimmer in golden colors over the icebound battlefield. While preparing to land he spotted a soviet task force of about 60 close air support aircraft on its way to attack libau airfields. Soviet pilots were inferior to the raf pilots in ww ii. Gunther rall, he was finally promoted to oberstcolonel. I cant list all of them, so hanskarl mayer will stand in for them. 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. Downed german fighter rises from its grave blackfive. Ge rich 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. In more than combat missions, he ended the war as the seventh. Rudorffer fought in all the major german theaters of. Major erich rudorffer was certainly one of the most dedicated german aces. While preparing to land he spotted a soviet task force of about 60 close air support. On a grey day in 1993, oberstret erich hartmann lost the ultimate battle of his life. This book will be heavy with first person content from the luftwaffes four engine.
He was the 7th most successful fighter pilot in the. The last interview with erich hartmann of all the fighter aces in history, the first name who usually comes to mind is the red baron and erich bubi hartmann. Each copy of the erich rudorffer tribute is issued with a matching numbered companion print stormbirds over berlin. The commander of the 2nd group of the 54th fighter squadron ii jg54. Andreas writes to state that removed the rudder image from sale as it. Rudorffer was shot down by flak and enemy fighters 16 times and had to take to his parachute nine times. 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. Erich rudorffer wikipedia bahasa indonesia, ensiklopedia.
Considered by many to be the luftwaffes greatest allround fighter ace of world war two, erich rudorffer served on every major front, flew all of the classic german fighters and was renowned for his ability to shoot down multiple aircraft in succession. Erich rudorffer was a german luftwaffe fighter ace who was one of a handful who served with the luftwaffe through the whole. Castaways of the kriegsmarine written by derek nudd. From now on, the sections persons and awards are available. Crack ace, by robert taylor me109 helmut wick aviation. The greatest living flying ace is 95, had 222 air kills, and. Mar 25, 20 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. Erich fromm and the age of anxiety quadrant online. Erich rudorffer was born on 1 november 1917 at zwochau, near leipzig, in saxony. He had a total of 222 victories, fighting in all the major german theaters of war, including eto, mto and the eastern front. I first painted the yellow areas and masked them off, then freehanded the camouflage with my tamiya mixtures of rlm 74, 75 and 76. This beautifully designed volume contains 250 rare photographs of fromm, his family, and associates.
World heritage encyclopedia, the aggregation of the largest online encyclopedias available, and the most definitive collection ever assembled. He is the 7th most successful fighter pilot in the history of air warfare and, as of 2014, both the oldest jet. Rudorffer got his first victory over a curtiss hawk 75, on 14 may 1940. Constructed of silver marked 900 for silver content, as well as the standard crescent moon and crown hallmark also maker marked p. He is the 7th most successful fighter pilot in the history of air warfare and, since 2014, both the oldest jet fighter ace and the most successful ace still living, as well as the only living fighter pilot with more than 100. Erich hartmann the blonde knight of germany or the black. This is the talk page for discussing improvements to the erich rudorffer article.
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