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Ernst Udet ( April 26 1896 - November 17 1941) was the second-highest scoring German flying ace of World War I. He was one of the youngest aces and was the highest scoring German ace to survive the war.
Born in Frankfurt, Udet was fascinated with aviation from early childhood. He wanted to join the army in 1914 but was only 160 cm tall and did not qualify. He managed to join the German Army Air Service in 1915. He flew with Hermann Göring and became a German hero with 62 kills to his credit. Later he questioned Göring's achievements during the war.
Between the wars, he was a stunt pilot and a playboy. He flew for movies and for airshows (e.g. picking the cloth from the ground with the top of the wing). He appeared with Leni Riefenstahl in the film S.O.S. Eisberg . He was married but is said to have had many lovers on the side. His talents were many ( jugglingJuggling is often considered to include only Toss Juggling, the art of repeatedly throwing several objects in the air and catching them, so that at least one object remains in the air at all times. Common toss juggling props include balls, beanbags, rings, drawing cartoonA cartoon is a form of art with diverse origins and even more diverse modern meanings. In its historical original meaning, a cartoon is a full-size drawing made on paper as a study for a further artwork, such as a painting. However, cartoons were typicalls, party entertainment, etc.).
He joined the Nazi party in 1933Centuries: 19th century 20th century 21st century Decades: 1880s 1890s 1900s 1910s 1920s 1930s 1940s 1950s 1960s 1970s 1980s Years: 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 See also 1933 in aviation 1933 in film 1933 in literature 1933 in mu when Göring promised to buy him two new US airplanes, the Curtiss Hawk . Udet became a major proponent of the dive bomberA dive bomber is a bomber aircraft that dives directly at its targets in order to provide greater accuracy. In doing so the aircraft decreases the time it takes for the bomb to reach its target, both through greater speed and shorter distance, thereby mak, taking credit for having introduced it to the LuftwaffeThe Luftwaffe (literally, "air weapon", prounounced looft-vaaf-fa) is the air force of Germany. World War I Founded during World War I with the emergence of military aircraft, the Luftwaffe utilized a wide variety of aircraft. After the war ended, it was, who were already interested in such designs. By 1936 he had, due largely to his political connections, been placed in command of the T-Amt, the Reich Air Ministry's development wing. He had no real interest in this job, especially the bureaucracy of it, and the pressure lead to his addiction to alcohol (brandy and cognac) and amphetamines (Pervitin).
When the second world war started, his internal conflicts grew more intense. Aircraft production requirements were much more than the German industry could supply, notably given limited access to raw materials such as aluminium. Göring responded to this problem by simply lying about it, which further conflicted Udet. After the Luftwaffe's defeat during the Battle of Britain, Göring deflected Hitler's ire by blaming Udet. The attack on the Soviet Union drove him into despair.
On November 17, 1941 he committed suicide, shooting himself while speaking on the phone to his mistress. Some evidence indicates that his intricate relationship with Göring, Erhard Milch and the Nazi party in general was at the root of his mental breakdown.
At his funeral he was lauded as a hero who died in flight while testing a new weapon.
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