Horst Rudat
Introduction '''Horst Rudat''' (3 May 1920 − 31 August 1982) was a general in the German Air Force. During World War II, he served in the Luftwaffe of Nazi Germany as a bomber pilot.In the weeks following Operation Overlord, the Allied invasion of France, Rudat was tasked with the leadership of a task force in 2./Kampfgeschwader 101.The task force was experimenting with the Mistel, a Luftwaffe aircraft bombing system, based broadly on the parasite aircraft concept. Rudat led a formation of 4 Mistel aircraft against the invasion fleet of off Normandy in the night of 24/25 June 1944., a British , was damaged killing nine of her crew.
Awards *Iron Cross (1939)** 2nd Class (9 August 1941)** 1st Class (7 September 1941)*Honour Goblet of the Luftwaffe on 1 June 1942 as ''Oberleutnant'' and pilot*German Cross in Gold on 27 July 1942 as ''Oberleutnant'' in the 3./''Kampggeschwader'' 55*Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 24 March 1943 as ''Oberleutnant'' and ''Staffelkapitän'' of the 2./''Kampggeschwader'' 55
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References ===Citations======Bibliography===* * * Forsyth, Robert (2001). ''Mistel - German Composite Aircraft and Operations 1942-1945''. Classic Publications Limited. . * * * *