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| Keywords: FRIEDRICH RÃœDENBERG.jpg en Friedrich Rüdenberg was born in 1892 in Hanover As a young man he studied to become an electrical engineer and he had just finished his courses and was preparing to take his state exams when the war started Rüdenberg postponed his education and volunteered for duty He applied to an aviation detachment and after completing the basic training started going on reconnaissance missions He collected valuable data and was awarded the Iron Cross in mid-1917 Because of his excellent record he was selected for fighter pilot school and after his training was assigned to Jagdstaffel 10 under Richthofen ™s wing command Toward the end of the war he was allowed to complete his education and after the war he taught for several years at the university level He eventually was made Technical Director of the Istanbul branch of General Electric but in 1936 he was dismissed from his job because he was Jewish He wisely decided not to return to Germany but instead immigrated to Palestine 2014-08-30 00 37 08 http //daytonholocaust org/resourcesexhibits/jewish-knights-of-the-air/ author Custom license marker 2014 08 29 PD-old Uploaded with UploadWizard Judaism in German Army | ||||
