Loading... Please wait...| Franklin Mint 1:48 B11F027 JU-87D G2 Stuka Hans -Ulrich Rudel _ __ Flew 2530 Combat Missions, Eastern Front 1944-45 1:48 Franklin Mint FM-B11F027 |
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| Scale: 1:48 |
Length: 9" |
Width: 11.5" |
Composition: Diecast |
SKU: FM-B11F027 |
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Hans-Ulrich Rudel (2 July 1916 ÌÎå«ÌÎ__ 18 December 1982) was a Stuka dive-bomber pilot during World War II and a member of the Nazi party. Rudel is famous for being the most highly decorated German serviceman of the war. Rudel was one of only 27 military men to be awarded the Knight's Cross with Oak Leaves, Swords and Diamonds, and the only one to be awarded the Knight's Cross with Golden Oak Leaves, Swords and Diamonds. Rudel flew 2,530 combat missions and successfully attacked many tanks, trains, ships, and other ground targets, claiming a total of 2,000 targets destroyed - including 800 vehicles, 519 tanks, 150 artillery guns, a destroyer, two cruisers, one Soviet battleship, 70 landing craft, 4 armored trains, several bridges and nine aircraft which he shot down.