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Ernst Udet

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Aviator

The Resume

    (April 26, 1896-November 17, 1941)
    Born in Frankfurt, Germany
    WW I German flying ace with 62 kills, second only to Manfred von Ricthofen (aka The Red Baron)
    Winner of the Iron Cross and the Pour le Merite, better known as the Blue Max
    5 feet, three inches tall
    Autobiography: Ace of the Iron Cross
    Made three movies with Leni Riefenstahl

Why he might be annoying:

    He joined the Nazi party in 1933 and became a general in the Luftwaffe during WW II.
    He was good friends with Herman Goering , with whom he served during WW I, although they later had a falling out over Nazism.
    He was originally turned down for military service due to his 5'3 height but volunteered for the motorcycle corps, and after paying for private flying lessons, was accepted into the Luftwaffe.
    He crashed several times early in his career.

Why he might not be annoying:

    He wrote his girlfriend's nickname, Lo (short for Eleanor), on the side of his plane.
    He was a fearless and honorable man; sparing enemy planes that couldn't fight back, treating POWs with respect and burying fallen opponents with full military honors.
    During the period between WW I and WW II, he worked as a stunt pilot, bush pilot, big game hunter, started his own aircraft factory and was quite the playboy.
    On a bombing mission, a bomb became stuck in his wing, forcing him to climb out on it to release it.
    He was either murdered by the Nazis or forced to commit suicide (ala Rommel) over his increasingly anti-Nazi views.

Credit: tom_jeffords


Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

Year In Review:

    In 2023, Out of 3 Votes: 66.67% Annoying
    In 2022, Out of 4 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2021, Out of 10 Votes: 70.0% Annoying
    In 2020, Out of 6 Votes: 16.67% Annoying
    In 2019, Out of 86 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2018, Out of 19 Votes: 47.37% Annoying
    In 2017, Out of 19 Votes: 42.11% Annoying
    In 2016, Out of 8 Votes: 37.50% Annoying
    In 2015, Out of 74 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2014, Out of 34 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2013, Out of 24 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2012, Out of 13 Votes: 15.38% Annoying
    In 2011, Out of 71 Votes: 49.30% Annoying
    In 2010, Out of 150 Votes: 70.0% Annoying
    In 2009, Out of 295 Votes: 69.49% Annoying