The Time a Stuka Shot Down a Soviet Ace - World War II Stories 

this channel has been fueling my re awakened need for historical content and I want to say, the voice acting, narration, even the war thunder with filters over it, is top notch, you guys deserve more views! A+

Beautiful reenactment, storytelling, image capture and edit. Big praise!

Stunning depiction of those events I knew nothing about. Keep up the good work!

The Soviets put a bounty on Rudel's head because of the damage he caused their forces.

I've always wondered if Rudel might have been the best pilot of the war. It's almost impossible to compare bomber pilots with fighter pilots, but Rudel definitely won this particular match.

An amazing story of air combat that I first learned about. I myself am from Chisinau - this is 20 km from Grigoriopol - the area that appears in your history. Out of curiosity, I checked the information from the Russian sites and everything completely coincides with your story. You have a very interesting approach to everything in the video rendering visualisation. You have a great team with which I congratulate you.

This was sooo good. Love your style. I’m a jaded jerk that mouths off too much sometimes about the sanctity of history and what it means(you don’t want to see my comments on the various “Dark channels”. This was a joy that sewed my mouth shut.

RUDEL IS THE GREATEST AVIATOR OR ALL TIME ,AND HE SURVIVED THE WAR HE WAS UNSTOPPABLE

That’s Rudel. I think he could have got an air to air kill in a Bf108 armed with a pistol. Scrubbed off a Gold Star ace here with a Stuka. Who’s seen the YT videos of his marksmanship in the G model with the 37’s?

This channel is GOLD

Rudel was an unrepentant Nazi after WWII but was a respected pilot none the less by aviation experts and combat pilots from all nations involved in the war. He was very dedicated to and was a personal favorite of Adolf Hitler's, which caused him problems after WWII. He flew more combat missions than any other pilot in history (a record never beaten, even to this very day) and logged over 2,500 total combat sorties destroying over 500 tank victories, a soviet battleship, two cruisers, over 1000 vehicles, 70 artillery pieces, and countless troop formations. Some days he would fly mission after mission, returning to refuel and rearm his plane from sunrise to sunset and into the night, sometimes in the absolute worst possible flying conditions imaginable. He was selected as the first test pilot for the special Stuka tank buster model with two massive 37mm cannons mounted in pods under the wings which he nick named his "Cannon Bird". Rudel used his "Cannon Bird" to maximum effect single handedly destroying more tanks than any pilot in history. Although some historians question his total numbers, it is generally agreed upon that he was one of the most effective (if not THE MOST effective) combat pilot in history and it is highly doubtful that any pilot will ever fly that many missions or destroy that many targets again. He lost his lower leg in the final months of WWII after he was shot by an armor piercing round flying a Stuka, but was back in the air in six weeks against doctors orders and continued to fly combat missions until the last hours of WWII. Although famous for the Stuka he flew, he was also effective in the FW190 and flew several other aircraft during the war also including the BF109 (which he usually flew for transportation flights to and from Berlin or other locations around Germany on some occasions if not using his Stuka or the FW190). Due to his notoriety in the Luftwaffe (German Air Force), he had access to pretty much whatever plane he wanted to fly for whatever purpose he wanted it for, but primarily flew the JU-87 "Stuka" throughout the war, the plane he felt most comfortable flying, although was slow, heavy, and not as maneuverable as the BF109 or FW190. He achieved the rank of Colonel in his mid-twenties and surrendered to American forces who refused to turn him over to the Soviets who wanted to punish him badly for his combat prowess and successes against their armed forces. Stalin actually had a large ransom on his head for any pilot or soldier who could kill Rudel which ultimately convinced the American's NOT to turn him over to them, however the Americans did turn over German Pilot Erich Hartmann to the Soviets who had single handedly shot down over 300 Soviet aircraft. Colonel Rudel was the only German soldier/Pilot to ever receive the Golden Knights Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves, Swords, and Diamonds (which would be the equivalent to five medals of honor). He was ordered to stop flying combat sorties on many occasions by Goering and the Luftwaffe High Command for propaganda reasons, even being banned from further flying by Hitler himself, but Rudel refused to stop flying combat missions every time. His disobedience to stop flying missions was overlooked by Hitler and the German High Command due to his effectiveness in the air and dedication to the protection of his homeland at any cost and his willingness to give up his life to defend Germany if necessary.. Towards the end of WWII he continued to fly missions (after being told not to do so many times) and score countless victories against the Soviet forces advancing in the east but gave the credit to his squadron rather than himself to avoid drawing additional attention to himself after being told not to fly for propaganda reasons as a national hero. He eventually went to Argentina in 1948 after his release from American captivity to help Argentina establish an effective Air Force (as many Nazi's flocked to Argentina after WWII who harbored, sheltered, and employed ex-Nazi's. He returned to Germany some years later trying (but ultimately failing) to enter politics of the new, now democratic Germany. He died in 1980 after a second stroke remaining loyal to German National Socialism and Adolf Hitler to his last dying day. Some of Rudel's uniforms and awards are on display at the War Birds Museum in Colorado Springs, Colorado (USA).

An interesting fact: Rudel nearly washed out of Dive bombing training because he couldn't fly well in formation and had other problems. He was able to rally and become one of the greatest air warriors of all time.

this channel finna blow up soon ,quality of the content warrants WAY more views

Despite being such a big and relatively slow plane, Ju-87 Stuka was fully normal when doing aerobatics. One pilot considered that 87 were slighly too stable longitudinally. And what is important to know: Soviets practically copied Ju-87 tank buster's role with their well constructed Ilyushin Il-2 Shturmovik. More: today's US Fairchild Republic A-10 Thunderbolt II is a direct counterpart of Ju-87 G tank destroyer (in my opinion). What if Rudel have had 30 mm Vulcan cannon in his mount?

I love your channel's format, presentation and narration, and I look forward to more of your productions. Statistically speaking, it would take a conflict the size and duration of the Second World War to produce exactly one Hans-Ulrich Rudel.

Subscribed after watching one video! Great job with the narration, top notch!

During WW2, the Luftwaffe pilots were Unteroffizer, (E-4), and above. The five grades of Fahnenjunker as WOs, which they were not, is a bit of a stretch. FJ NCOs were officer candidates.

That. Is. WILD!!! Fantastic video... Subscribed. 👍🏾👍🏾👍🏾👍🏾🇺🇸

Awesome video! I subscribed.

Schieze, I'm on fire! Lol.

Awesome visuals 😊😮

Love the aged images. And how did you get Xzibit to tell the story?

What the blokes below me said!

Most decorated German of WW2 even surpassing Goering. Read his book 'Stuka Pilot'.

Holy Cow....how was THIS not known?!

Interesting graphics on this. What is this?

Great story and great realization - why ruin it with a misleading title?

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That would have been real nerves of steel, shaking that Soviet fighter ace off his tail.

Rudel flew the FW 190 D, long nose and scored more kills

is that dcs or warthunder? the filter makes it hard to tell

get rid of the silly film grain effect. it's cool that you made all of this in war thunder but just make it clear instead of trying to make it look authentic footage. otherwise this is good stuff.

How come that a German air dive bomber ace could outsmart a Soviet air fighter ace that flied a faster plane??

Glad to have closed captioning. I could not stand the voice of the narrator. Was that AI generated?

Better change the video title. The story describes the Soviet ace being outflown - not "Shot Down".

Rudel was an outstanding pilot. A shame he was on the wrong side.

Judging from your voice and the way you speak you seem to be Afroamerican...

То что приписывают Руделю и Хартману однозначно как минимум очень сильно приукрашено а скорее всего просто наврано с три короба! Их подвиги не подтверждаются ни документами ни здравым смыслом ни статистикой.

This narrator can’t pronounce anything. Seriously.

rudel is one of the most boastful pilot in luftwaffe and this is one of the most famous fake story from his loud mouth

Another comment for the algorithm!