Küster, Rudolf
- Date of birth:
- June 4th, 1916 (Berlin/Brandenburg, Germany)
- Date of death:
- July 29th, 1991 (Münster/North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany)
- Nationality:
- German (1933-1945, Third Reich)
Biography
Rudolf Küster served with the Bundeswehr after the Second World War, where he reached the rank of Oberstleutnant.
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Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Oberleutnant (Flying Officer)
- Unit:
- Flugzeugführer, 6. Staffel, II. Gruppe, Kampfgeschwader 53 "Legion Condor", Luftwaffe
- Awarded on:
- March 17th, 1945
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Awarded on:
- September 24th, 1942
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Oberfeldwebel (Flight Sergeant)
- Unit:
- Flugzeugführer, 1. Staffel, I. Gruppe, Kampfgeschwader 53 "Legion Condor", Luftwaffe
- Awarded on:
- August 21st, 1942
According to the Vorschlag of the Ritterkreuz awarded on 22-8-1942.
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Awarded on:
- May 25th, 1942
According to the Vorschlag of the Ritterkreuz awarded on 25-3-1942.
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Awarded on:
- March 25th, 1942
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Awarded on:
- February 24th, 1942
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Awarded on:
- May 1st, 1941
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Awarded on:
- September 5th, 1940
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Awarded on:
- May 20th, 1940
Sources
- - FELLGIEBEL, W.P., Elite of theThird Reich, Helion & Company Limited, Solihull, 2003.
- PATZWALL, K. & SCHERZER, V., Das Deutsche Kreuz 1941-1945, Verlag Klaus D. Patzwall, Norderstedt, 2001.
- URBANKE, AXEL & KAISER, JOCHEN, Die Ritterkreuzträger der Kampfflieger, Luftfahrtverlag-Start, 2011.
- Vorschlag für die Verleihung des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes
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