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Hans-Ulrich Rudel (2 July 1916 – 18 December 1982) was a German ground-attack pilot during World War II and a post-war neo-Nazi activist.. The most decorated German pilot of the war and the only recipient of the Knight's Cross with Golden Oak Leaves, Swords, and Diamonds, Rudel was credited with the destruction of 519 tanks, one battleship, one cruiser, 70 landing craft and 150 artillery ...
The Junkers Ju 87, popularly known as the "Stuka", [b] is a German dive bomber and ground-attack aircraft.Designed by Hermann Pohlmann, it first flew in 1935.The Ju 87 made its combat debut in 1937 with the Luftwaffe's Condor Legion during the Spanish Civil War of 1936–1939 and served the Axis in World War II from beginning to end (1939–1945).
A Ju 87 was destroyed and another force-landed; the light Stuka losses were a result of the Bf 110s bearing the brunt of the fighter attacks. Bf 110 pilot Hans-Joachim Göring, nephew of Hermann Göring, commander in chief of the Luftwaffe was killed protecting the Stukas. [49]
The Luftwaffe introduced the Fallschirmjäger (Airborne and Glider borne troops) helmet in 1936. With its lighter weight and lack of helmet crimping, the Fallschirmjäger helmet was similar to the Model 1935 Stahlhelm but without a helmet edge. There was also more filling in the internal of the helmet to protect the head during airborne operations.
Helmet Steel Airborne Troop; Jeep cap; Kepi; M1 helmet; M1C helmet; M2 helmet; M38 Tanker helmet; Mk III helmet; Papakhi; Patrol cap; Peaked cap; Pith helmet; RAC helmet; Rogatywka; Sailor cap; Slouch hat; Soviet helmets during World War II; Stahlhelm (Used by the National Revolutionary Army) Tam o' Shanter; Tent cap; Turban; Type B Helmet ...
A mystifying series of events was witnessed by Dutch pilot JPC van Heijst and his co-pilot as they flew their Boeing 747 to Alaska in 'a part of the world where there was supposed to be nothing ...
Luke Skywalker, designated as "Red 5," pilots one of the X-wings accompanied by R2-D2. As they approach the Death Star, a group of TIE fighters intercepts them. The "Red Squadron" engages in combat with them, allowing the Y-wings of the "Gold Squadron" to enter the trench toward the exhaust port. [28] [31] [32] [6]
Helmut Adalbert Mahlke (27 August 1913 – 26 December 1998) was a highly decorated Oberstleutnant in the Luftwaffe during World War II, and a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross, the highest award in the military and paramilitary forces of Nazi Germany during World War II.