Erich Rudorffer Autographs
Erich Rudorffer (1 November 1917 – 8 April 2016) was a German Luftwaffe fighter ace who was one of a handful who served with the Luftwaffe through the whole of World War II. He was one of the most successful fighter pilots in the history of air warfare, with 222 victories claimed. Rudorffer fought in all the major German theaters of war, including the European and Mediterranean Theater of Operations and the Eastern Front. During the war he flew more than 1000 combat missions, engaging in aerial combat over 300 times. Rudorffer was shot down by flak and enemy fighters 16 times and had to take to his parachute nine times.
Rudorffer was born on 1 November 1917 in Zwochau, at the time in the Kingdom of Saxony of the German Empire. After graduation from school, he received a vocational education as an automobile metalsmith specialized in coachbuilding. He joined the military service of the Luftwaffe with Flieger-Ersatz-Abteilung 61 (Flier Replacement Unit 61) in Oschatz on 16 April 1936. From 2 September to 15 October 1936, he served with Kampfgeschwader 253 (KG 253—253rd Bomber Wing) and from 16 October 1936 to 24 February 1937 was trained as an aircraft engine mechanic at the Technische Schule Adlershof, the technical school at Adlershof in Berlin. On 14 March 1937, Rudorffer was posted to Kampfgeschwader 153 (KG 153—153rd Bomber Wing), where he served as a mechanic until end October 1938. He was then transferred to Flieger-Ersatz-Abteilung 51 (Flier Replacement Unit 51) based at Liegnitz in Silesia, present-day Legnica in Poland, for flight training. There he was first trained as a bomber pilot and then as a Zerstörer, a heavy fighter or destroyer, pilot. According to Berger, Rudorffer then worked as an airline pilot for the Deutsche Luft Hansa.
On 1 October 1939, Rudorffer was transferred to the Jagdwaffe (fighter force) and was posted to the Jagdfliegerschule 2 (fighter pilot school) at Schleißheim. Following this conversion training, he was transferred to the Jagdergänzungsstaffel Döberitz, the supplementary fighter squadron based at Döberitz, on 6 December 1939. On 28 December 1939, he was transferred to the Ergänzungs-Jagdgruppe Merseburg, another supplementary training unit stationed at Merseburg, where newly trained fighter pilots received instruction from pilots with combat experience. He stayed there until 7 January 1940, one day later, Rudorffer, now an Oberfeldwebel (staff sergeant), was posted to the 2. Staffel (2nd squadron) of Jagdgeschwader 2 "Richthofen" (JG 2—2nd Fighter Wing), named after the World War I fighter ace Manfred von Richthofen. At the time, 2. Staffel was commanded by Oberleutnant Karl-Heinz Greisert and subordinated to I. Gruppe of JG 2 based at Frankfurt-Rebstock Airfield.
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Current items with a signature of Erich Rudorffer
These are the most current items with a signature of Erich Rudorffer that were listed on eBay and on other online stores - click here for more items.
| Picture | Item Title | Price | Store |
 | Erich Rudorffer Signed Me 262 Print JG54 Knights Cross 224 Victories | $84.63 |  |
 | Erich Rudorffer-Luftwaffe Ace signed color photo. | $52.90 | |
Traded items with a signature of Erich Rudorffer
The most expensive item with a signature of Erich Rudorffer (Knight's Cross with Swords winner ace ERICH RUDORFFER, in-person signed photo) was sold in October 2025 for $149.00 while the cheapest item (Erich RUDORFFER - original signed photo, German Luftwaffe Ace Pilot WW II) found a new owner for $3.25 in August 2015. The month with the most items sold (7) was August 2017 with an average selling price of $10.00 for an autographed item of Erich Rudorffer. Sold items reached their highest average selling price in March 2026 with $89.95 and the month that saw the lowest prices with $3.25 was August 2015. In average, an autographed item from Erich Rudorffer is worth $12.16.
Most recently, these items with a signature of Erich Rudorffer were sold on eBay - click here for more items.
| Picture | Item Title | Price | Store |
 | ERICH RUDORFFER & HELMUT RUFFLER WWII LUFTWAFFE ACE SIGNED PHOTO 310 VICS COMBO | $99.00 |  |
| Erich Rudorffer Signed 8×10 Photo-WWII Fighter Ace With An Insane 222 Victories! | $34.34 | |
| Erich Rudorffer Signed Me 262 Print JG54 Knights Cross 224 Victories | $87.25 | |
| Erich Rudorffer Signed Me 262 Print JG54 Knights Cross 224 Victories | $89.95 | |
| Erich Rudorffer Signed Photo / Autographed World War 2 Luftwaffe Ace | $36.99 | |
| ERICH RUDORFFER WWII GER ACE 222 KILLS SIGNED PHOTO IN UNIFORM (RC339) | $28.50 | |
| Erich Rudorffer-Luftwaffe Ace signed color photo. | $52.90 | |
| German Aces WW2 Autograph Lot Adolf Galland, Erich Rudorffer, Karl Rammelt Photo | $49.99 | |
| Knight's Cross with Swords winner ace ERICH RUDORFFER, in-person signed photo | $149.00 | |
| LUFTWAFFE ACE Erich Rudorffer signed 3x5 - 224 kills | $19.50 | |
| Luftwaffe Fighter Ace Erich Rudorffer, Signed, JG 54, Ace, KC, 222-Victories | $49.99 | |
| Vintage Signed Auto Photo WWII German Erich Rudorffer Luftwaffe Pilot Ace | $25.99 | |
| WW II German Ace Erich Rudorffer Signed Robert Taylor Art Print Photocopy F | $8.98 | |
| WW II German Ace Erich Rudorffer Signed Stan Stokes Art Print Photocopy A | $8.98 | |
| WW II German Fighter Ace Erich Rudorffer Signed 4x5 Photo w Postal Cover | $13.98 | |
