Rudolf Schoenert was the seventh highest scoring night fighter flying ace in the German Luftwaffe during World War II.
10 Facts About Rudolf Schoenert
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Rudolf Schoenert was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves.
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On 1 April 1937, Rudolf Schoenert started working as a civil flight instructor.
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Rudolf Schoenert was commissioned as a Leutnant in the Luftwaffe's Reserve in 1938.
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Rudolf Schoenert's total stood at 22 by 25 July 1942 and he was awarded the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross.
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Rudolf Schoenert is recognized as the instigator of upward-firing armament in German night fighter force.
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On 1 December 1942, Rudolf Schoenert was made Gruppenkommandeur of the newly formed II.
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Rudolf Schoenert claimed the first aerial victory with Schrage Musik in May 1943.
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On 5 August 1943, Schoenert was appointed Gruppenkommandeur of I Gruppe of Nachtjagdgeschwader 100, replacing Hauptmann Heinrich Prinz zu Sayn-Wittgenstein who was transferred.
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On 11 April 1944, Rudolf Schoenert was awarded the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves, the 450th soldier to receive this distinction.