
When Colonel Rudel saw the 405th Fighter group’s men lined up for a dress review at Kitzingen, Germany, on May 8, 1945, he mistakenly thought it had been ordered in his honor. (Courtesy Michael Loftus Langdon)
When Colonel Rudel saw the 405th Fighter group’s men lined up for a dress review at Kitzingen, Germany, on May 8, 1945, he mistakenly thought it had been ordered in his honor. (Courtesy Michael Loftus Langdon)