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Rudolf Muller. Knight's Cross Holder
What was the fate of Oberfeldwebel Rudolf Muller of JG-5 who shot down 94 Soviet planes in air to air combat? Missing in action?
Edward L. Hsiao |
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Re: Rudolf Muller. Knight's Cross Holder
Hello Edward,
He was captured. http://forum.12oclockhigh.net/showthread.php?t=28686 Best regards, Andrey |
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Re: Rudolf Muller. Knight's Cross Holder
The loss can be found in RL 2-III/1188, page 0161, # 45:
http://forum.12oclockhigh.net/album....pictureid=1457 |
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Re: Rudolf Muller. Knight's Cross Holder
Müller injured his leg in a skiing accident in December that year, and after recovery was granted leave in Germany, returning to his unit in February 1943. On 8 March, Müller was carrying out a familiarization flight on the new Messerschmitt Bf 109 G-2, which his Staffel was in the process of converting to, when the aircraft suffered an engine failure and crashed, with Müller suffering a concussion. He was shot down in his Messerschmitt Bf 109 G-2 (Werknummer 14810—factory number) by a Hurricane from 609 IAP on 19 April 1943 and was captured by Soviet forces.He was the highest-scoring German fighter pilot in the Arctic theater at the time of his capture. Müller talked freely about himself and tactics during interrogation by his captors, and as a result was taken to nearby Soviet airfields to discuss fighter tactics with Soviet pilots before being sent to a Prisoner of War camp at Krasnogorsk, Moscow Oblast. On 21 October 1943 Müller was shot during an escape attempt while being moved to a camp in Mordovia
look at dis site https://www.key.aero/article/luftwaf...-rudolf-muller |
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Re: Rudolf Muller. Knight's Cross Holder
609 IAP didn't participate in that fight, this regiment stationed far south.
More likely that victor was Bokiy from 2 GKAP, but there is 6 other claims from pilots of 2 GKAP and 769 IAP. |
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