In WWI, Manfred von Richthofen, also known as the “Red Baron,” was the highest-scoring ace with 80 confirmed victories. But he couldn’t survive the war, and Ernst Udet, with a personal score of 62, ...
They laid his body in state in the Air Ministry’s great hall and flanked it with an honor guard. Adolf Hitler renamed Luftwaffe Squadron 3 the Udet Squadron and ordered a state funeral. Reich Marshal ...
Lieut. Ernst Udet was, next to Baron von Richthofen, the highest German ace in the War. He brought down 62 Allied planes, earned the nickname “Wasp” for his habit of attacking one plane in a squadron, ...
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