Wagner, Rudolf
- Date of birth:
- October 29th, 1921 (Esslingen/Württemberg, Weimar Republic)
- Date of death:
- December 11th, 1943 (Kodnja/Zytmory, Soviet Union)
- Nationality:
- German
Biography
Total of 81 aerial victories, all in the East.
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Luftwaffe Ehrenpokale für besondere Leistungen im Luftkrieg
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Feldwebel (Sergeant)
- Unit:
- 10./Jagdgeschwader 51, Luftwaffe
- Awarded on:
- September 20th, 1943
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Feldwebel (Sergeant)
- Unit:
- 10./Jagdgeschwader 51, Luftwaffe
- Awarded on:
- October 17th, 1943
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Leutnant (Pilot Officer)
- Unit:
- 12./Jagdgeschwader 51, Luftwaffe
- Awarded on:
- March 26th, 1944
Posthumously awarded
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
Sources
- Photo 1: Martin de Jong
- - FELLGIEBEL, W.P., Elite of theThird Reich, Helion & Company Limited, Solihull, 2003.
- OBERMAIER, E., Die Ritterkreuzträger der Luftwaffe, Hoffmann, 1989.
- PATZWALL, K. & SCHERZER, V., Das Deutsche Kreuz 1941-1945, Band II, Verlag Klaus D. Patzwall, Norderstedt, 2001.
- PATZWALL, K. D., Der Ehrenpokal für besondere Leistung im Luftkrieg, Verlag Klaus D. Patzwall, Norderstedt, 2008.
- Luftwaffe Officer Career Summaries
- http://www.luftwaffe39-45.historia.nom.br/ases/bd/ases_ficha.asp?vnum=468
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