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Erich Hartmann, the top scoring air ace in the World.

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SukhoiLover:
Great article AVIATOR.

Can someone tell me the name of the decoration that was given to that Stuka pilot?

AVIATOR:

--- Quote from: SukhoiLover on June 30, 2009, 02:43:48 PM ---Great article AVIATOR.

Can someone tell me the name of the decoration that was given to that Stuka pilot?


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Just about everything Suck. Here is the list of awards.

Decorations

    * Front Flying Clasp of the Luftwaffe in Gold with Pennant
    * Combined Pilots-Observation Badge in Gold with Diamonds
    * Ehrenpokal der Luftwaffe (13 September 1943)
    * German Cross in Gold (17 October 1943)
    * Iron Cross 2. and 1. class
    * Knight's Cross with Oak Leaves, Swords and Diamonds
          o Knight's Cross (29 October 1943) as Leutnant and pilot in the 9./JG 52]
          o 420th Oak Leaves (2 March 1944) as Leutnant and Staffelführer of the 9./JG 52
          o 75th Swords (2 July 1944) as Oberleutnant and Staffelkapitän of the 9./JG 52
          o 18th Diamonds (25 August 1944) as Oberleutnant and Staffelkapitän of the 9./JG 52
    * Mentioned twice in the Wehrmachtbericht

panzerman:
Hans Ulrich Rudel was the highest decorated warrior in WW2. Here are his awards:
18/7/41 Iron Cross
23/9/41 Sinks Russian battleship "Marat" in Kronstadt Harbour, sinks cruiser and destroyer same day
8/12/41 awarded German Cross in Gold
6/1/42 awarded Knights Cross
10/2/43 flies 1000th mission
March/43 sinks 70 Russian landing craft Kuban bridgehead
14/4/43 wins Oakleaves
9/10/43 1500th combat mission
31/10/43 destroys his 100th Soviet tank
25/11/43 wins "Swords"
25/3/44 1800th combat mission
29/3/44 wins "Diamonds"
3/6/44 wins Pilots Badge in Gold for 2000 th combat mission
19/8/44 destroys his 320th Soviet tank
23/12/44 463rd tank killl, 2400 combat missions
1/1/45 receives Golden oak Leaves, only soldier too win this award.
8/2/45 destroys 12 tanks, shot down losses leg
5/8/45 surrenders too US forces, having flown 2530 combat mission! Destroyed 519 Soviet tanks, sunk 1 Battleship, 1 Cruiser, 1 destroyer, 70 landing craft, 9 enemy fighters, destroyed 800 combat vehicles, 150 artillery emplacements, numerous military targets. Not bad for a guy flying a plane that was obsolete by 1940.
 
John ;)
 

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