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Polish aviation expert Jerzy Maryniaki created a simulation of the crash, in which he concluded that the plane must have been under control up until the very moment of the crash. [37] Kisielewski argues that the plane was likely under the control of the second pilot, who died in the crash. [2]
Leader of the Military Junta of Mauritania: 27 January 1979 Dakar Senegal: Airplane accident de Havilland Canada DHC-4 Caribou (1940–1981) Jaime Roldós Aguilera [3] [1] President of Ecuador: 24 May 1981 Huairapungo Ecuador: Airplane accident Beechcraft Super King Air (1929–1981) Omar Efraín Torrijos Herrera [3] [1] Military Leader of ...
When the crash and Hitler's death were reported, General Olbricht would use the Replacement Army to seize control in Berlin, Vienna, and Munich, and in the centres of the Wehrkreis (the German military supply system). It was an ambitious but credible plan, and might possibly have worked if Hitler had indeed been killed, although persuading Army ...
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Elefant (German for "elephant") was a heavy tank destroyer (self propelled anti-tank gun) used by German Panzerjäger (anti-tank units) during World War II. Ninety-one units were built in 1943 under the name Ferdinand (after its designer Ferdinand Porsche) using VK 45.01 (P) tank hulls which had been produced for the Tiger I tank before the competing Henschel design had been selected.
Ernst Udet (26 April 1896 – 17 November 1941) was a German pilot during World War I and a Luftwaffe Colonel-General (Generaloberst) during World War II.. Udet joined the Imperial German Air Service in April 1915 at the age of 19, and eventually became a notable flying ace of World War I, scoring 62 confirmed victories.
During his career, Hartmann was forced to crash-land his fighter 16 times after either mechanical failure or damage received from parts of enemy aircraft he had shot down; he was never shot down by direct enemy action. [3] Hartmann, a pre-war glider pilot, joined the Luftwaffe in 1940 and completed his fighter pilot training in 1942.
In early 1934, Hitler and other Nazi leaders became concerned that Ernst Röhm, the SA Chief of Staff, was planning a coup d'état. [24] On 21 June, Hitler decided that Röhm and the SA leadership had to be eliminated, and on 30 June began a national purge of the SA leadership and other enemies of the state in an event that became known as the ...