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The most decorated German pilot of the war and the only recipient of the Knight's Cross with Golden Oak Leaves, Swords, and Diamonds, Rudel was credited with the destruction of 519 tanks, one battleship, one cruiser, 70 landing craft and 150 artillery emplacements. He claimed nine aerial victories and the destruction of more than 800 vehicles. He flew 2,530 ground-attack missions exclusively on the Eastern Front, usually flying the Junkers Ju 87 "Stuka" dive bomber.
Imagine destroying 519 tanks, one battleship, one cruiser, 70 landing craft, 150 artillery emplacements, 9 aircraft and 300+ other vehicles.
Guy probably has a K/D ratio of about 5000: 5000 kills, 1 death. All done in person, being right at the place the kills were being made, done with the trigger of his own hands releasing the bombs or engaging the cannons on his plane. Seeing with his own eyes whoever he was killing.
Nothing like this will ever happen again. The unmoggable mog.

