Rudel Tank Busting footage online?!? - Holy *#&!
 

At this link you can find the links to many WWII video clips.

http://forum.axishistory.com/viewtopic.php?t=74788&postdays=0&postorder=asc&hig hlight=clips&start=0

However one clip is of particular interest. IIRC In his war autobiography Hans Rudel indicates that towards the end of the war [in 1945? following the bestowment of the Golden Oak Leaves or following his leg amputation] he had a private screening of a WochenschauorNews Reel [with Hitler and dignitaries?] in which there was footage of him making tank busting attacks. Well they sell Wochenschau reels at

http://ww2wochenschau.com/

Moreover, you can download some for free. Scroll down to:

-1945 -German Wartime Newsreel -Luftwaffe and Panthers
download (6,6 MB)


This clip included had ground footage of a lone Tank Busting Stuka making a couple of swooping firing runs in the winter of 44/45 –the second lower and closer than the first. Two knocked out -but not burned out- Stalin tanks were shown immediately thereafter. Several things suggest that the unspectacular but potentially historically significant attacks depicted were made by Rudel.

-Time Frame matches Rudel’s account.

-Few Tank Busting Stukas survived into 1945

-Even in Rudel’s Unit, most Stukas were bombers used for flack suppression for the few tank busters [9 in his unit if IIRC]

-Rarity of Tank Busting Footage [especially from the ground] would suggest that if Rudel Saw his own attacks on a Wochenschau, it would be of this footage.

CAN ANYONE CONFIRM 100% THAT THIS WAS RUDEL?

As always Thanx

Rob Romero

Re: Rudel Tank Busting footage online?!? - Holy *#&!
 

no idea ..but thanks for the links...! Christ, if I was a German Wochenschau viewer in early 45 I think I'd have been scared witless..

anyone any idea where to find the Oschersleben footage in all that..? CTRL-F doesn't bring up anything..?

Re: Rudel Tank Busting footage online?!? - Holy *#&!
 

hi guys, just tried to download the footage and nothing happens....any ideas?

Re: Rudel Tank Busting footage online?!? - Holy *#&!
 

Try right clicking and select "save as" :D

Re: Rudel Tank Busting footage online?!? - Holy *#&!
 

Hello I am an administrator of ww2wochenschau.com -this newsreel you are talking about is from 03/22/1945 -my be its Rudel,my be not ,but we are sure guncam footage(knocking out T34ś) shown on our page is Rudel: http://ww2wochenschau.com/buyandmoviedownload/

1945-january/03-Great sovie offenzive -its free d/l

We have in our database German Wartime Newsreel 1945/01/04 named Ardennen,Rudel,Hungary too -in this newsreel is cca 3 min reportage about Rudel(footage maded from 2nd Stuka filming Rudel as he shoots on russian tanks,etc.) -that were few informations about Rudel and Ger.WWII Newsreels
All the best J.Havlik administrator of ww2wochenschau.com

Re: What Happened to Rudel Tank Busting Footage Online?
 

Re: What Happened to Rudel Tank Busting Footage Online?
 

I was sent to a strange site. What the hell happened? Anyone?

Thanx

Rob Romero
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Hello,problem was in the fact that we had traffic about 35GB per day and our provider literally dont like this number soo -soon it will be possible to send links to download this free vids to only cca 3 people per day (to their email adresses) or later in mail as attached files(cca 100MB of free WWII combat footage)but for this moment its not possible-only footage named Luftwaffe and Panthers with that JU87G is on our page to free d/l
Regards J.Havlik

Re: Rudel Tank Busting footage online!
 

Well if you could send me the footage of

1945-january/03-Great sovie offensive

it would be greatly appreaciated.

Thank you for all your consideration

Rob Romero

Re: Rudel Tank Busting footage online