Hitler’s Most Dangerous Pilot: The Man Who Refused to Stop Flying

Ajouté : 2026-05-16

Hans-Ulrich Rudel, known as the 'Eagle of the Eastern Front,' was the most decorated soldier in the Third Reich, flying the Ju 87 Stuka dive bomber to achieve an extraordinary combat record of 2,530 missions, 519 destroyed tanks, a battleship, a cruiser, and over 800 vehicles, while demonstrating remarkable resilience by returning to combat within weeks after his leg was blown off by anti-aircraft fire in early 1945.