Rudi Linz
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Rudi Linz
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| Born | 14 February 1917 Ilmenau, Germany |
| Died | Script error: The function "death_date_and_age" does not exist. Meistad, Norway |
| Buried |
German war cemetery Bergen-Solheim
Block 1—Row 17—Grave 10 |
| Allegiance |  Nazi Germany |
| Service/ |
 Luftwaffe |
| Rank | Leutnant |
| Unit | JG 5 |
| Battles/wars | World War II |
| Awards | Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross |
Rudi Linz (14 February 1917 – 9 February 1945) was a Luftwaffe (German air force) fighter ace during the Second World war. Linz was posthumously awarded the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross for a total of 70 aerial victories claimed. The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership.
On 9 February 1945, Linz was shot down and killed in action flying a Focke Wulf Fw 190A-8 (Werknummer 732183—factory number) in defense of the German destroyer Z33 in an operation which was later called Black Friday by the Allied aircrews due to their heavy unit losses.[1] Linz claimed his 70th and final aerial victory in this engagement over a North American P-51 Mustang possibly from No. 65 Squadron RAF.[2] The Fw 190A-8 flown by Linz in his last combat still exists, and is displayed in the Cottbus Hangar of the Military Aviation Museum in Pungo, Virginia, USA as of 2014.
Awards
- Iron Cross (1939) 2nd and 1st Class
- German Cross in Gold on 1 January 1945 as Oberfeldwebel in the 12./JG 5[3]
- Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 12 March 1945 (posthumously) as Leutnant and pilot in the 12./JG 5[4][5]
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