Uploaded December 2023 | Updated September 2026, 1 hour ago

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One of the most famous WW2 pilots, Hans-Ulrich Rudel was downed by enemy fire dozens of times. In some of those cases he was wounded, but he was able to avoid any permanent injury through thousands of combat missions. But on 09 February 1945 when a report of Soviet tanks crossing the Oder river came through, Rudel would lost his usual composure and he decided to take a much greater risk than ever before.

Sources:
- Hans-Ulrich Rudel - Stuka Pilot
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- Robert Forsyth - Ju 87D/G STUKA versus T-34: Eastern Front 1942–45
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- John Weal - Junkers Ju 87 Stukageschwader of the Russian Front
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