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Erich Rudorffer

1917 - 2016

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Erich Rudorffer (1 November 1917 – 8 April 2016) was a German Luftwaffe fighter ace who was one of a handful who served with the Luftwaffe through the whole of World War II. He was one of the most successful fighter pilots in the history of air warfare, with 222 victories claimed. Rudorffer fought in all the major German theaters of war, including the European and Mediterranean Theater of Operations and the Eastern Front. During the war he flew more than 1000 combat missions, engaging in aerial combat over 300 times. Rudorffer was shot down by flak and enemy fighters 16 times and had to take to his parachute nine times. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Erich Rudorffer is the 907th most popular military personnel (down from 812th in 2019), the 2,318th most popular biography from Germany (down from 1,998th in 2019) and the 165th most popular German Military Personnel.

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Among MILITARY PERSONNELS

Among military personnels, Erich Rudorffer ranks 907 out of 2,058. Before him are Osami Nagano, Zygmunt Berling, Gaius Laelius, Dominique Vandamme, Kosta Pećanac, and Hiroyoshi Nishizawa. After him are Sakanoue no Tamuramaro, Hermocrates, Adolphe Marbot, Frank Jack Fletcher, Walther von Lüttwitz, and Prince Franz of Bavaria.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1917, Erich Rudorffer ranks 121. Before him are Sharof Rashidov, Džemal Bijedić, Vera Lynn, June Allyson, John Connally, and Carlos Puebla. After him are Paul Frère, Petar Brzica, Fulbert Youlou, Maya Deren, Mak Dizdar, and Wieland Wagner. Among people deceased in 2016, Erich Rudorffer ranks 153. Before him are Artur Fischer, Gato Barbieri, Franco Citti, Oleg Popov, Fredrik Barth, and Paulo Evaristo Arns. After him are Maurice White, Isao Tomita, Johnny Rebel, Victor Stănculescu, Richard Adams, and Lola Novaković.

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In Germany

Among people born in Germany, Erich Rudorffer ranks 2,319 out of 7,253. Before him are Duchess Louise Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Schwerin (1779), Ernst Gräfenberg (1881), August Leskien (1840), Carl Zuckmayer (1896), Johann Nicolaus von Dreyse (1787), and Jan Assmann (1938). After him are Henry Oldenburg (1619), Otto Henry, Elector Palatine (1502), Dieter Müller (1954), Nico Hülkenberg (1987), Johannes Franz Hartmann (1865), and John II, Duke of Bavaria (1341).

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Among MILITARY PERSONNELS In Germany

Among military personnels born in Germany, Erich Rudorffer ranks 165. Before him are Adelbert Schulz (1903), Winrich von Kniprode (1310), Ernst Barkmann (1919), Hermann Ehrhardt (1881), Edwin Freiherr von Manteuffel (1809), and Karl Mauss (1898). After him are Prince Franz of Bavaria (1875), Ludwig Crüwell (1892), Michael Lippert (1897), Heinrich Eberbach (1895), Otto Wöhler (1894), and Karl Frenzel (1911).

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