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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.〔Obermaier 1989, p. 159.〕 Linz claimed his 70th and final aerial victory in this engagement over a North American P-51 Mustang possibly from No. 65 Squadron RAF.〔Weal 2007, p. 43.〕 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〔Patzwall & Scherzer 2001, p. 281.〕 * Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 12 March 1945 (posthumously) as Leutnant and pilot in the 12./JG 5〔Fellgiebel 2000, p. 293.〕〔Scherzer 2007, p. 509.〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Rudi Linz」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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