{"id":7037790,"date":"2026-07-24T10:08:29","date_gmt":"2026-07-24T08:08:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/migflug.com\/jetflights\/hans-ulrich-rudel-stuka-ace-most-decorated\/"},"modified":"2026-07-24T10:09:01","modified_gmt":"2026-07-24T08:09:01","slug":"hans-ulrich-rudel-stuka-ass-hochstdekorierter","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/migflug.com\/jetflights\/de\/hans-ulrich-rudel-stuka-ace-most-decorated\/","title":{"rendered":"Der Stuka-Flieger, der nicht aufgeben wollte"},"content":{"rendered":"<style>.et_pb_title_container h1.entry-title { padding-top: 40px !important; }<\/style>\r\n<p>Gemessen an seinen Kampfeins\u00e4tzen z\u00e4hlt Hans-Ulrich Rudel zu den au\u00dfergew\u00f6hnlichsten Milit\u00e4rpiloten aller Zeiten. Er flog 2.530 Kampfeins\u00e4tze, wurde etwa drei\u00dfig Mal abgeschossen, verlor ein Bein und k\u00e4mpfte dennoch weiter. Er wurde h\u00f6her dekoriert als jeder andere deutsche Soldat des Zweiten Weltkriegs.<\/p>\r\n<p>Er war bis zu seinem Lebensende ein unverbesserlicher Nazi, ein Mann, der die Nachkriegsjahrzehnte damit verbrachte, Kriegsverbrechern zur Flucht vor der Justiz zu verhelfen. Seine Geschichte ist ein Beispiel daf\u00fcr, wie bemerkenswerte F\u00e4higkeiten und Mut mit einer zutiefst verwerflichen Sache einhergehen k\u00f6nnen.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<div style=\"background:#f5f5f5;padding:20px;border-radius:8px;margin:24px 0\"><h3 style=\"padding-top:0;margin-top:0\">Kurzinfo<\/h3><ul style=\"margin:0;line-height:1.8\"><li><strong>Pilot:<\/strong> Hans-Ulrich Rudel (1916\u20131982), Pilot der Luftwaffe Ju 87 Stuka<\/li><li><strong>Missionen:<\/strong> 2.530 Kampfeins\u00e4tze, \u00fcberwiegend an der Ostfront<\/li><li><strong>Mitwirkende:<\/strong> 519 Panzer, das sowjetische Schlachtschiff Marat und Hunderte von Fahrzeugen und Gesch\u00fctzen<\/li><li><strong>Abgeschossen:<\/strong> Etwa 30 Mal \u2013 fast immer durch Bodenfeuer<\/li><li><strong>Verwundet:<\/strong> Sein rechtes Bein wurde 1945 unterhalb des Knies amputiert; er flog innerhalb weniger Wochen wieder.<\/li><li><strong>Nach dem Krieg:<\/strong> Ein \u00fcberzeugter, unbu\u00dffertiger Nazi, der fl\u00fcchtigen Kriegsverbrechern half.<\/li><\/ul><\/div>\r\n\r\n<div style=\"position:relative;padding-bottom:56.25%;height:0;overflow:hidden;margin:24px 0\"><iframe class=\"skip-lazy\" data-no-lazy=\"1\" loading=\"eager\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/gPWeIgkznt4\" style=\"position:absolute;top:0;left:0;width:100%;height:100%;border:0;border-radius:8px\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\r\n<h2 style=\"padding-top:22px\">Der Panzerkiller<\/h2>\r\n<p>Rudel machte sich einen Namen mit der Junkers Ju 87 Stuka, dem Knickfl\u00fcgelbomber, der 1940 Europa terrorisiert hatte und Mitte des Krieges bereits gef\u00e4hrlich veraltet war. Tief und langsam \u00fcber der Ostfront, in das massive sowjetische Flakfeuer, zu fliegen, grenzte an Selbstmord. Rudel tat dies tausende Male.<\/p>\r\n<p>Deutsche Aufzeichnungen schreiben ihm die Zerst\u00f6rung von 519 Panzern zu, au\u00dferdem das sowjetische Schlachtschiff \u201eMarat\u201c, das er bei einem Angriff im September 1941 schwer besch\u00e4digte, sowie einen Kreuzer, einen Zerst\u00f6rer und Hunderte von Fahrzeugen und Artilleriegesch\u00fctzen. Selbst wenn man die Unsicherheit der Angaben aus Kriegszeiten ber\u00fccksichtigt, kam kein anderer Erdkampfpilot auch nur ann\u00e4hernd an diese Leistung heran.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\" style=\"margin:0 0 24px;width:100%\"><img data-opt-id=1867000837  fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"skip-lazy\" data-no-lazy=\"1\" loading=\"eager\" width=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/ml5psubhxdln.i.optimole.com\/cb:0e0_.b970\/w:auto\/h:auto\/q:mauto\/ig:avif\/https:\/\/migflug.com\/jetflights\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2026\/07\/ju-87-stukas-in-flight.jpg\" alt=\"Junkers Ju 87 Stukas im Flug\" style=\"width:100%;height:auto;max-width:100%;display:block;border-radius:6px\"><figcaption style=\"font-size:13px;color:#777;text-align:center;margin-top:6px;font-style:italic\">Ju 87 Stukas im Flug. Als Rudel 2.500 Eins\u00e4tze mit diesem Flugzeugtyp flog, war er bereits veraltet und extrem verwundbar. Bundesarchiv \/ CC BY-SA 3.0 de<\/figcaption><\/figure>\r\n<h2 style=\"padding-top:22px\">Das Bein und die Medaille<\/h2>\r\n<p>Im Februar 1945 wurde sein rechtes Bein von einer Granate zertr\u00fcmmert und unterhalb des Knies amputiert. Die meisten M\u00e4nner h\u00e4tten den Krieg im Lazarett beendet. Rudel sa\u00df jedoch schon nach wenigen Wochen wieder im Cockpit und flog mit einer Beinprothese Kampfeins\u00e4tze.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\" style=\"margin:0 0 24px;width:100%\"><img data-opt-id=1483406705  fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"skip-lazy\" data-no-lazy=\"1\" loading=\"eager\" width=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/ml5psubhxdln.i.optimole.com\/cb:0e0_.b970\/w:auto\/h:auto\/q:mauto\/ig:avif\/https:\/\/migflug.com\/jetflights\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2026\/07\/hans-ulrich-rudel.jpg\" alt=\"Hans-Ulrich Rudel\" style=\"width:100%;height:auto;max-width:100%;display:block;border-radius:6px\"><figcaption style=\"font-size:13px;color:#777;text-align:center;margin-top:6px;font-style:italic\">Rudel wurde eine eigens f\u00fcr ihn geschaffene Auszeichnung verliehen. Seine Nachkriegspolitik macht ihn zu einem der unbequemsten Flieger der Geschichte. (Filmstill der US-Armee)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\r\n<p>Seine Vorgesetzten hatten keine Medaillen mehr f\u00fcr ihn. Im Januar 1945 erhielt er das Ritterkreuz mit goldenem Eichenlaub, Schwertern und Brillanten \u2013 eine eigens f\u00fcr ihn geschaffene Stufe dieser Auszeichnung, die sonst niemandem verliehen wurde.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<div style=\"background:#f8f9fa;border-left:4px solid #5C91FF;padding:20px 22px;margin:18px 0 24px;border-radius:0 8px 8px 0;font-size:16px;line-height:1.7\"><em>\u201cDer h\u00f6chstdekorierte deutsche Soldat des Zweiten Weltkriegs.\u201d<\/em><div style=\"margin-top:10px;font-size:14px;color:#555\"><strong>Die historischen Aufzeichnungen<\/strong> \u2014 zu Rudels Auszeichnungen aus der Kriegszeit<\/div><\/div>\r\n\r\n<div style=\"position:relative;padding-bottom:56.25%;height:0;overflow:hidden;margin:24px 0\"><iframe class=\"skip-lazy\" data-no-lazy=\"1\" loading=\"eager\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/zZHCvPim0eA\" style=\"position:absolute;top:0;left:0;width:100%;height:100%;border:0;border-radius:8px\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\r\n<h2 style=\"padding-top:22px\">Der Teil, der nicht heroisch ist<\/h2>\r\n<p>Hier nimmt die Geschichte eine Wendung. Rudel distanzierte sich nie vom Nationalsozialismus. Nach dem Krieg floh er nach Argentinien, wurde zu einer festen Gr\u00f6\u00dfe der Neonazi-Szene in Lateinamerika und Westdeutschland und gr\u00fcndete das Kameradenwerk, ein Netzwerk, das fl\u00fcchtigen NS-Kriegsverbrechern zur Flucht nach S\u00fcdamerika und in den Nahen Osten verhalf. Er blieb, offen und stolz, das, was er immer gewesen war.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<div style=\"background:#f8f9fa;border-left:4px solid #d32f2f;padding:20px 22px;margin:18px 0 24px;border-radius:0 8px 8px 0;font-size:16px;line-height:1.7\"><em>\u201cEin \u00fcberzeugter und unbu\u00dffertiger Nazi.\u201d<\/em><div style=\"margin-top:10px;font-size:14px;color:#555\"><strong>Urteil der Historiker<\/strong> \u2014 \u00fcber Rudels Nachkriegsleben<\/div><\/div>\r\n<p>Es ist ein wahrlich schwieriges Verm\u00e4chtnis. Der RAF-Flieger Douglas Bader, der selbst beide Beine verloren hatte, schrieb das Vorwort zur englischen Ausgabe von Rudels Memoiren. Darin bewunderte er dessen fliegerisches K\u00f6nnen, ohne jedoch dessen politische Ansichten zu entschuldigen. Mehr kann ein ehrlicher Mensch nicht tun: Rudels Mut in der Luft war echt, ebenso wie die Sache, der er diente. Beides geh\u00f6rt zusammen.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<div style=\"position:relative;padding-bottom:56.25%;height:0;overflow:hidden;margin:24px 0\"><iframe class=\"skip-lazy\" data-no-lazy=\"1\" loading=\"eager\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/54Eg_EDulC4\" style=\"position:absolute;top:0;left:0;width:100%;height:100%;border:0;border-radius:8px\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\r\n<p><em>Quellen: War History Online; Wikipedia; Hans-Ulrich Rudel, \u201cStuka-Pilot\u201d. Gefechtszahlen sind deutsche Kriegsanspr\u00fcche.<\/em><\/p>\r\n\r\n<div style=\"background:#f0f4ff;border-left:4px solid #5C91FF;padding:16px 20px;margin:32px 0 8px;border-radius:0 8px 8px 0\"><p style=\"margin:0 0 8px;font-weight:600;color:#333\">\u00c4hnliche Beitr\u00e4ge<\/p><p style=\"margin:4px 0\"><a href=\"https:\/\/migflug.com\/jetflights\/alexey-maresyev-the-soviet-pilot-who-flew-again-on-prosthetic-legs-migflug\/\">Alexey Maresyev: Der sowjetische Pilot, der mit Beinprothesen wieder flog<\/a><\/p><p style=\"margin:4px 0\"><a href=\"https:\/\/migflug.com\/jetflights\/adolf-galland-luftwaffe-ace-general-give-me-spitfires\/\">Adolf Galland: \u201cGebt mir eine Staffel Spitfires!\u201d<\/a><\/p><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By any measure of raw combat output, Hans-Ulrich Rudel is one of the most extraordinary military pilots who ever lived. 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