Ruffer, Rudolf-Heinz
- Date of birth:
- January 7th, 1920 (Eisenhammer/Militsch, Germany)
- Date of death:
- July 16th, 1944 (Lemberg, Poland)
- Nationality:
- German
Biography
Promotions:
March 1st, 1941: Leutnant
Career:
October 1st, 1939: Luftkriegschule 4;
June 1942: 1. Ergänzungs Jagdgruppe Ost;
1942: 8.(Pz) / Schlachtgeschwader 1;
1943: Staffelkapitän 10. (Pz) / Schlachtgeschwader 9;
Destroyed a total of 80 enemy tanks over the course of approximately 300 sorties.
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- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Hauptmann (Flight Lieutenant)
- Unit:
- Staffelführer 10. (Pz) / Schlachtgeschwader 9
- Awarded on:
- June 9th, 1944
Awarded after destroying 72 tanks.
Sources
- Photo 1: Wilco Vermeer
- Photo: Wilco Vermeer collection, the Netherlands
- - FELLGIEBEL, W.P., Elite of theThird Reich, Helion & Company Limited, Solihull, 2003.
- OBERMAIER, ERNST, Die Ritterkreuzträger der Luftwaffe, Verlag Dieter Hoffmann, Mainz, 1976.
- PATZWALL, K. & SCHERZER, V., Das Deutsche Kreuz 1941-1945, Verlag Klaus D. Patzwall, Norderstedt, 2001.
- PATZWALL, K. D., Der Ehrenpokal für besondere Leistung im Luftkrieg, Verlag Klaus D. Patzwall, Norderstedt, 2008.
- Die Ordensträger der Deutschen Wehrmacht (CD), VMD-Verlag GmbH, Osnabrück, 2002
- Die träger des Ritterkreuzes des Eiserne Kreuz 1939 - 1945