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    Erich Rudorffer (1 November 1917 – 8 April 2016) was a German Luftwaffe fighter ace who was one of a handful who served with the Luftwaffe through the...
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  • Erich Alfred Hartmann (19 April 1922 – 20 September 1993) was a German fighter pilot during World War II and the most successful fighter ace in the history...
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    system broke down altogether in 1945. Erich Hartmann, the highest scoring German and all time ace Erich Rudorffer, claimed thirteen aerial victories on...
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    Eric (redirect from Erich)
    The given name Eric, Erich, Erikk, Erik, Erick, Eirik, or Eiríkur is derived from the Old Norse name Eiríkr [ˈɛiˌriːkz̠] (or Eríkr [ˈeˌriːkz̠] in Old...
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    including Otto Kittel with 267 victories, Walter Nowotny with 258, and Erich Rudorffer with 222 claimed. A great many of their kills were claimed while flying...
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    missions (814 sorties). III. Gruppe lost one fighter in the battles. Erich Rudorffer and Erich Leie filed their first claims in the Sedan region on this day—both...
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    with twelve enemy fighters (including nine P-51s) to his credit , Erich Rudorffer also with twelve enemy fighters to his credit, Walther Dahl with eleven...
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    February 1945 Erich Rudorffer Major 12 12 JG 7 222 Karl Schnörrer Leutnant 11 11 EKdo 262 Kdo Nowotny JG 7 46 Wounded 30 March 1945 Erich Büttner* Oberfeldwebel...
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    their kills while flying it, including Otto Kittel, Walter Nowotny and Erich Rudorffer. The Fw 190 had greater firepower than the Bf 109 and, at low to medium...
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    Erich Leie (10 September 1916 – 7 March 1945) was a German Luftwaffe military aviator and wing commander during World War II. As a fighter ace, he is...
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  • the veracity and formal correctness of the listing. According to Spick, Rudorffer was credited with 222 aerial victories. According to Spick, Bär was credited...
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    and on 1 September 1943 he claimed ten Soviet aircraft shot down. Erich Rudorffer is credited with the destruction of the most aircraft ever in a single...
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  • ace (to distinguish him from "Bomber" George) "Fighter of Libau" – Erich Rudorffer, World War II German ace "Fish" – Herman Salmon, American test pilot...
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    Frankewitz Eberhard Kinzel Mauno Koivisto Rolf Nevanlinna Carl Petersén Erich Rudorffer Jorma Sarvanto Karl Schnörrer Reiner Stahel Alois Windisch 3rd Class...
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  • Yak fighters of 256 iad were ordered to patrol to the west of Kiev. Erich Rudorffer of II./JG 54 claimed that he shot down 13 fighters and his wingman...
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    the second most successful fighter pilot of all time after fellow pilot Erich Hartmann. Other than Hartmann, Barkhorn is the only fighter ace to ever...
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    Otto Kittel (267) Walter Nowotny (258) 200–249 Wilhelm Batz (237) Erich Rudorffer (222) Heinrich Bär (220) Hermann Graf (212) Heinrich Ehrler (208) Theodor...
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  • Gruppenkommandeur (group commander) of II. Gruppe of JG 2. He replaced Hauptmann Erich Rudorffer in this capacity who had been transferred to IV. Gruppe of Jagdgeschwader...
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    Hauptmann Heinrich Jung, 21 February 1943 – 30 July 1943 Hauptmann Erich Rudorffer, 1 August 1943 – February 1945 Hauptmann Herbert Findeisen, February...
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    down 49 aircraft – a number matched exactly by Jagdgeschwader 52's (JG 52) Erich Hartmann – bringing Nowotny's total to 161 victories. On 1 September, he...
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  • Gordon Steege, Australian military officer (d. 2013) November 1 – Erich Rudorffer, German fighter ace (d. 2016) November 2 Durward Knowles, Bahamian...
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    Otto Kittel (267) Walter Nowotny (258) 200–249 Wilhelm Batz (237) Erich Rudorffer (222) Heinrich Bär (220) Hermann Graf (212) Heinrich Ehrler (208) Theodor...
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    Otto Kittel (267) Walter Nowotny (258) 200–249 Wilhelm Batz (237) Erich Rudorffer (222) Heinrich Bär (220) Hermann Graf (212) Heinrich Ehrler (208) Theodor...
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  • the aircraft was decorated with markings similar to that of Major Erich Rudorffer's aircraft in 1944. The reception for the film was mixed. Most of the...
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  • ceremony were Anton Hafner, Alfred Grislawski, Günther Schack, Emil Lang, Erich Rudorffer, Martin Möbus, Wilhelm Herget, Hans-Karl Stepp, Rudolf Schoenert, Günther...
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    Otto Kittel (267) Walter Nowotny (258) 200–249 Wilhelm Batz (237) Erich Rudorffer (222) Heinrich Bär (220) Hermann Graf (212) Heinrich Ehrler (208) Theodor...
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  • Bäker, August 1944 Major Theodor Weissenberger, 25 November 1944 Major Erich Rudorffer, 14 January 1945 Oberleutnant Fritz Stehle (acting), April 1945 Major...
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    pilot in aviation history, behind Gerhard Barkhorn, who is second, and Erich Hartmann, who is first. Rall was born in Gaggenau, the German Empire, in...
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    Brandenburg an der Havel. In Brandenburg, Mölders found a benefactor in Father Erich Klawitter, who instilled firm religious beliefs in him. From 1919 to 1931...
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  • Otto Kittel (267) Walter Nowotny (258) 200–249 Wilhelm Batz (237) Erich Rudorffer (222) Heinrich Bär (220) Hermann Graf (212) Heinrich Ehrler (208) Theodor...
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