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  • Rudolf Frank
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  • Rudolf Frank (19 August 1920 – 27 April 1944) was a German Luftwaffe night fighter ace and recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves during World War II. The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross and its higher grade Oak Leaves was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership. Frank claimed 45 aerial victories, all of them at night.
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serviceyears
  • 1941
Birth Date
  • 1920-08-19
Branch
  • 18
death place
  • near Eindhoven, Netherlands
Name
  • Rudolf Frank
Birth Place
  • Karlsruhe
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placeofburial
  • Ysselsteyn, Netherlands
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  • Rudolf Frank (19 August 1920 – 27 April 1944) was a German Luftwaffe night fighter ace and recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves during World War II. The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross and its higher grade Oak Leaves was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership. Frank claimed 45 aerial victories, all of them at night.