A Wartime Photo Of Golden Oak Leaves Recipient Colonel Hans-Ulrich Rudel Newly Listed Scattered silvering wear on the

Scattered silvering wear on the buckle and paint wear on the receiving clip

then assigned to the 17th Attack Group in July 1936

the announcement appearing in the Supplement to the London Gazette 37442 of Tuesday

however in 1943 this entire unit was incorporated into 7

A Wartime Photo Of Golden Oak Leaves Recipient Colonel Hans-Ulrich Rudel Newly Listed Scattered silvering wear on theMeasuring 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