A Wartime Photo Of Golden Oak Leaves Recipient Colonel Hans-Ulrich Rudel Hold 1897 and was an observer

1897 and was an observer

protecting U

light surface scratches

whilst with a working party repairing wire entanglements in front of the trenches at Hill 60

He was admitted to hospital onOctober 28th with an undisclosed illness and after one week

A Wartime Photo Of Golden Oak Leaves Recipient Colonel Hans-Ulrich Rudel Hold 1897 and was an observerMeasuring 78x103mm, near mint condition, showing Luftwaffe Colonel Hans Ulrich Rudel in a pilots jacket. Footnote: Hans Ulrich Rudel (19161982) was a Luftwaffe Stuka pilot, the most decorated German serviceman of the Second War, and recipient of the first and only Golden Oak Leaves, Swords, and Diamonds. Rudel joined the Luftwaffe in 1936 as part of a bomber wing. However, he initially had trouble mastering the dive bombing techniques and was seen as