Stuka Pilot

Autobiography of WW2 Nazi pilot Hans Rudel the most highly decorated German serviceman of WW2 and the only one to be awarded the Third Reichs most prestigious medal which was specially created for Rudel by Hitler himself the Knights Cross of the Iron Cross with Golden Oak Leaves Swords and Diamonds. Shot down over 24 times Hans Rudel is credited with destroying over 500 tanks 2000 ground targets the Russian battleship Marat two cruisers and a destroyer and was so successful against Russian forces that Joseph Stalin put up a 100000 rouble ransom on his head. His flying record of over 2500 missions remains unmatched by any pilot since. Until his death in 1982 Hans Rudel remained a loyal supporter of Adolf Hitler and he refused to denounce Hitler or the Nazis and believed that the war against Germany was created by powerful Jews and international finance. Hans Rudel remains a complex character and arguably one of WW2s most heroic figures. This is the uncensored edition first published by his friend the British Fascist leader Oswald Mosley in 1948 and includes maps and photographs.