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Rudolf-Heinz Ruffer (7 January 1920 – 16 July 1944) was a German Luftwaffe Ground attack ace and recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross during World War II. The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership and was bestowed upon him after the destruction of 72 Soviet tanks. On 16 July 1944, his aircraft was hit by Soviet flak over Poland while attacking Soviet armoured formations. The machine exploded and he was killed instantly. At the time of his death he had recorded 80 tank kills, placing him highly on the list of the most successful aerial tank-killers of World War II and in the history of aerial warfare. Ruffer flew the Junkers Ju 87, dive-bomber, but achieved substantial success in the Henschel Hs 129; the aircraft in which he was killed.
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7 January 1920 Regensburg, German Empire
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16 July 1944 (aged 24)
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