Rudolf Rademacher

Infobox Military Person
name=Rudolf Rademacher
born=birth date|1913|6|19|df=y
died=dda|1953|6|13|1913|6|19|df=y
placeofbirth=Lüneburg
placeofdeath=Lüneburg


caption=Rudolf Rademacher
nickname="Rudi"
allegiance=flagicon|Nazi Germany Nazi Germany
branch= Luftwaffe
serviceyears=
rank=Leutnant
commands=
unit= JG 54, JG 7
battles=World War II
*Eastern front
*Western front
awards=Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross
laterwork=

Rudolf "Rudi" Rademacher (born 19 June 1913 in Lüneburg, killed in flying accident 13 June 1953 in Lüneburg) was a German World War II fighter ace and recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross.

"Rudi" Rademacher was credited with 126 victories in over 500 combat missions [Spick 1996, p. 230] . 90 of his victories were claimed over the Eastern front, including 21 Il-2 Stormoviks. At least 8 of his victories claimed over the Western front were gained flying the Me 262 jet fighter. [For a list of Luftwaffe Jet aces see "List of German World War II Jet aces"] .

Awards

* German Cross in Gold (25 March 1943)
* Iron Cross 2. and 1. class
* Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross (30 September 1944)

References

*cite web|title=Aces of the Luftwaffe|work=Rudolf Rademacher|url=http://www.luftwaffe.cz/rademacher.html|accessdate=19 October|accessyear=2007
* Fellgiebel, Walther-Peer. "Die Träger des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939-1945". Friedburg, Germany: Podzun-Pallas, 2000. ISBN 3-7909-0284-5.
* Patzwall, Klaus D. and Scherzer, Veit. "Das Deutsche Kreuz 1941 - 1945 Geschichte und Inhaber Band II" (in German). Norderstedt, Germany: Verlag Klaus D. Patzwall, 2001. ISBN 3-931533-45-X.
* Spick, Mike. "Luftwaffe Fighter Aces". Ivy Books, 1996. ISBN 0-8041-1696-2.