![Amazon.com: Black Tulip: The Life and Myth of Erich Hartmann, the World's Top Fighter Ace: 9781612008240: Schmidt, Erik: Books Amazon.com: Black Tulip: The Life and Myth of Erich Hartmann, the World's Top Fighter Ace: 9781612008240: Schmidt, Erik: Books](https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/I/61frXY1xkfL._AC_UL600_SR600,600_.jpg)
Amazon.com: Black Tulip: The Life and Myth of Erich Hartmann, the World's Top Fighter Ace: 9781612008240: Schmidt, Erik: Books
![Hauptmann Hans-Ulrich Rudel studies recognition chart with his gunner OFw Erwin Hentschel (holding model of KV-2) and his aircraft mechanic OBgef Wolfgang Slabbers, September 1943 : r/WWIIplanes Hauptmann Hans-Ulrich Rudel studies recognition chart with his gunner OFw Erwin Hentschel (holding model of KV-2) and his aircraft mechanic OBgef Wolfgang Slabbers, September 1943 : r/WWIIplanes](https://i.redd.it/l7w2z51jzfj61.jpg)
Hauptmann Hans-Ulrich Rudel studies recognition chart with his gunner OFw Erwin Hentschel (holding model of KV-2) and his aircraft mechanic OBgef Wolfgang Slabbers, September 1943 : r/WWIIplanes
![File:Ridderkruis met gouden eikenloof, zwaarden en briljanten (ingesteld op 29 december 1944), werd verleend aan de Stuka piloot Hans-Ulrich Rudel.jpg - Wikimedia Commons File:Ridderkruis met gouden eikenloof, zwaarden en briljanten (ingesteld op 29 december 1944), werd verleend aan de Stuka piloot Hans-Ulrich Rudel.jpg - Wikimedia Commons](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d1/Ridderkruis_met_gouden_eikenloof%2C_zwaarden_en_briljanten_%28ingesteld_op_29_december_1944%29%2C_werd_verleend_aan_de_Stuka_piloot_Hans-Ulrich_Rudel.jpg)
File:Ridderkruis met gouden eikenloof, zwaarden en briljanten (ingesteld op 29 december 1944), werd verleend aan de Stuka piloot Hans-Ulrich Rudel.jpg - Wikimedia Commons
Why did the US forces refuse to hand Stuka ace Hans-Ulrich Rudel to the Soviets when they had no trouble handing over top fighter ace Erich Hartmann who had also been primarily
![Ju-87s of Hans-Ulrich Rudel's Stukasgeschwader 2 Immelmann prepare for takeoff. Rudel's Stuka in foreground. : r/WWIIplanes Ju-87s of Hans-Ulrich Rudel's Stukasgeschwader 2 Immelmann prepare for takeoff. Rudel's Stuka in foreground. : r/WWIIplanes](https://i.redd.it/ui55ov0pyug61.jpg)
Ju-87s of Hans-Ulrich Rudel's Stukasgeschwader 2 Immelmann prepare for takeoff. Rudel's Stuka in foreground. : r/WWIIplanes
![Hans-Ulrich Rudel - Stuka-Geschwader 2 (Goldener Eichenlaub m. Schwertern & Brillanten!) (Wartime Signed) - Wolfgang Historica Hans-Ulrich Rudel - Stuka-Geschwader 2 (Goldener Eichenlaub m. Schwertern & Brillanten!) (Wartime Signed) - Wolfgang Historica](https://i0.wp.com/www.wolfganghistorica.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/F221-Karl-Heinz-Noack-1.jpg?resize=300%2C300&ssl=1)