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The Soviet ace finally found Rudel, then the Stuka turned the tables

In March 1944, Ju 87 Stukas were still hunting tanks on the Eastern Front, and Hans-Ulrich Rudel was leading veteran crews through constant danger. Soviet ace Lev Shestakov, credited with 15 victories ...
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Hitler’s favorite Stuka ace: 2,530 missions, 30 shootdowns, and a dark afterlife

Hans Ulrich Rudel went from an unremarkable trainee to the Luftwaffe’s most famous Stuka pilot, leading desperate low level strikes as Germany retreated after Kursk and turning the cannon armed Ju 87 ...