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Rudat, Horst

Date of birth:
May 3rd, 1920 (Wirtkallen/East Prussia, Germany)
Date of death:
August 31st, 1982 (Laaber/Bavaria, Germany)
Nationality:
German (1933-1945, Third Reich)

Biography

Promotions:
?: Oberst (Bundeswehr).

Career:
February 1st, 1964 - March 31st, 1971: Kommodore, Lufttransportgeschwader 63 (Bundeswehr).

Flew a total of 354 sorties by war's end.

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Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Awarded on:
August 9th, 1941
Eisernes Kreuz 2. Klasse
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Awarded on:
September 7th, 1941
Eisernes Kreuz 1. Klasse
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Awarded on:
May 27th, 1942

According to the Vorschlag of the Ritterkreuz awarded on 1-6-1942.
Luftwaffe Ehrenpokale für besondere Leistungen im Luftkrieg
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Awarded on:
May 14th, 1942
Frontflugspange für Kampfflieger in Gold
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Oberleutnant (Flying Officer)
Unit:
3. Staffel, I. Gruppe, Kampfgeschwader 55, Luftwaffe
Awarded on:
July 27th, 1942

According to the Vorschlag of the Ritterkreuz awarded on 18-8-1942
Deutsches Kreuz in Gold
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Oberleutnant (Flying Officer)
Unit:
Staffelkapitän, 2. Staffel, I. Gruppe, Kampfgeschwader 55, Luftwaffe
Awarded on:
March 24th, 1943
Awarded after 313 sorties as a bomber pilot. He particularly distinguished himself during the battle of Stalingrad, where on the 18.01.1943 he was able to bring back 22 wounded soldiers from the pocket on just one return flight in a masterpiece of airmanship.
Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes

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