WWII German Ace Pilots - Includes one of each: Erich Hartmann - 352 Victories; W. Novotny - 258 Victories; H. J. Marseille - 158 Victories and H. U. Rudel - 9 Victories. Four highly detailed ready-to-display, expertly hand-painted metal figures. Hans-Ulrich Rudel (July 2, 1916 í«íå December 18, 1982) was a Stuka dive-bomber pilot during World War II. Rudel is famous for being the most highly decorated German serviceman of the war. Hans-Ulrich Rudel was the only person to be awarded the Knight's Cross with Golden Oak Leaves, Swords, and Diamonds. Rudel flew 2,530 combat missions and successfully attacked many tanks, trains, ships, and other ground targets, claiming a total of 2,000 targets destroyed - including 800 vehicles, 519 tanks, 150 artillery guns, a destroyer, 2 cruisers, 1 Soviet battleship and 9 aircraft which he shot down.