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Ernst Udet

1896 - 1941

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Ernst Udet (26 April 1896 – 17 November 1941) was a German pilot during World War I and a Luftwaffe Colonel-General (Generaloberst) during World War II. Udet joined the Imperial German Air Service in April 1915 at the age of 19, and eventually became a notable flying ace of World War I, scoring 62 confirmed victories. The highest scoring German fighter pilot to survive that war, and the second-highest scoring after Manfred von Richthofen, his commander in the Flying Circus, Udet rose to become a squadron commander under Richthofen, and later under Hermann Göring. Udet spent the 1920s and early 1930s as a stunt pilot, international barnstormer, light-aircraft manufacturer, and playboy. On 1 May 1933 Udet joined the Nazi Party. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Ernst Udet is the 9th most popular pilot (down from 8th in 2019), the 709th most popular biography from Germany (down from 620th in 2019) and the 2nd most popular German Pilot.

Ernst Udet was a German fighter pilot during World War I and World War II. He was also a test pilot and designer of World War II aircraft.

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Among pilots, Ernst Udet ranks 9 out of 71. Before him are Roland Garros, Wolfram Freiherr von Richthofen, Chesley Sullenberger, Sabiha Gökçen, Hanna Reitsch, and Adolf Galland. After him are Sir Arthur Harris, 1st Baronet, Francis Gary Powers, Ivan Kozhedub, Hermann Graf, Chuck Yeager, and Marina Raskova.

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Among people born in 1896, Ernst Udet ranks 32. Before him are A. J. Cronin, Eugenio Montale, Leslie Groves, Donald Winnicott, Buenaventura Durruti, and Anna Anderson. After him are Erich Koch, Sandro Pertini, Léon Theremin, Oswald Mosley, Célestin Freinet, and Wallace Carothers. Among people deceased in 1941, Ernst Udet ranks 28. Before him are Hans Spemann, Edward Rydz-Śmigły, Alexej von Jawlensky, Frederick Banting, Prajadhipok, and Edwin S. Porter. After him are Werner Sombart, Werner Mölders, Kurt Koffka, Henri Lebesgue, Ludwig Quidde, and Eduard von Böhm-Ermolli.

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In Germany

Among people born in Germany, Ernst Udet ranks 709 out of 7,253. Before him are Prince William of Hesse-Kassel (1787), Princess Augusta Wilhelmine of Hesse-Darmstadt (1765), Frederick IV, Elector Palatine (1574), Christian Gottfried Ehrenberg (1795), Richard Baer (1911), and Hans Morgenthau (1904). After him are Julia Drusilla (16), Prince Leopold of Bavaria (1846), Frank Farian (1941), Karl Gebhardt (1897), Otto Strasser (1897), and Frederick Augustus II of Saxony (1797).

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Among PILOTS In Germany

Among pilots born in Germany, Ernst Udet ranks 2. Before him are Adolf Galland (1912). After him are Hermann Graf (1912), Mathias Rust (1968), Helmut Wick (1915), and Gotthard Handrick (1908).

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