Richard Rudolf
| Richard Rudolf | |
|---|---|
 Richard Rudolf | |
| Born |
16 April 1923 Hermsdorf, Germany |
| Died |
13 December 2004 (aged 81) Schönau, Germany |
| Allegiance |
.svg.png){kind=small} Nazi Germany |
| Service/branch |
 Waffen SS |
| Years of service | 1941–45 |
| Rank | Oberscharführer |
| Unit |
Leibstandarte SS Adolf Hitler 12th SS Panzer Division Hitlerjugend |
| Battles/wars | World War II |
| Awards |
Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross Iron Cross I Class Iron Cross II Class Panzer Badge in Silver Wound Badge in Silver |
Richard Rudolf (16 April 1923 – 13 December 2004) was an Oberscharführer in the Waffen SS during World War II. He was awarded the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross, which was awarded to recognize extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership by Nazi Germany during World War II.
Richard Rudolf was born on 16 April 1923 in Hermsdorf in Saxony. During World War II he was a platoon commander in the 12th SS Panzer Regiment 12th SS panzer Division Hitlerjugend. He was awarded the Knight's Cross for his bravery in the Battle of Normandy fighting at the Carpiquet airfield just outside Caen. Richard Rudolf survived the war and died on the 13 December 2004, in Schönau. [1][2][3]
References
Further reading
- Fellgiebel, Walther-Peer (2000) [1986]. Die Träger des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939–1945 — Die Inhaber der höchsten Auszeichnung des Zweiten Weltkrieges aller Wehrmachtteile [The Bearers of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross 1939–1945 — The Owners of the Highest Award of the Second World War of all Wehrmacht Branches] (in German). Friedberg, Germany: Podzun-Pallas. ISBN 978-3-7909-0284-6.
- Mitcham, Samuel W (2007). Retreat to the Reich : the German defeat in France, 1944. Mechanicsburg, PA: Stackpole Books. ISBN 978-0-8117-3384-7.
- Fey, Will; Henschler, Henri (2003). Armor Battles of the Waffen-SS. Mechanicsburg, PA: Stackpole Books. ISBN 978-0-8117-2905-5.
- Mitcham, Samuel W (2007). The German Defeat in the East, 1944–45. Mechanicsburg, PA: Stackpole Books. ISBN 978-0-8117-3371-7.
- Meyer Hubert, The 12th SS: The History of the Hitler Youth Panzer Division, Stackpole Books, 2005.ISBN 0811731987
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