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HANS-ULRICH RUDEL

Currency:USD Category:Collectibles / Militaria Start Price:75.00 USD Estimated At:150.00 - 200.00 USD
HANS-ULRICH RUDEL
(1916 - 1982) Luftwaffe ace of World War II. Rudel flew 2,530 combat missions and successfully attacked many tanks, trains, ships, and other ground targets, claiming a total of 2,000 targets destroyed - including 800 vehicles, 519 tanks, 150 artillery guns, a destroyer, two cruisers, one Soviet battleship and nine aircraft. Holder of the Knights Cross with Oak Leaves, Swords and Diamonds. S.P. 11" x 7" sepia, a reprint of a vintage image showing Rudel with Mussolini, boldly signed at blank left margin in black marker. Rudel participated in the operation to free Mussolini from the hands of the Italian partisans. Very good condition.