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Rudolf Albust
Born 28 June 1913
Died 9 April 1945(1945-04-09) (aged 31)
Place of birth Crimmitschau
Place of death Saalfeld/Saale
Allegiance Flag of German Reich (1935–1945) Nazi Germany
Service/branch Heer
Years of service ?–1945
Rank Obergefreiter
Unit 129th Infantry Division
Battles/wars World War II
Awards Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Rudolf Albust (28 June 1913 – 9 April 1945) was a Obergefreiter in the Wehrmacht during World War II and was a recipient of the Knights Cross of the Iron Cross. He died of his wounds on 9 April 1945.

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  1. Scherzer 2007, p. 190.
  2. Fellgiebel 2000, p. 115.

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  • Fellgiebel, Walther-Peer (2000) (in German). Die Träger des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939–1945 — Die Inhaber der höchsten Auszeichnung des Zweiten Weltkrieges aller Wehrmachtteile [The Bearers of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross 1939–1945 — The Owners of the Highest Award of the Second World War of all Wehrmacht Branches]. Friedberg, Germany: Podzun-Pallas. ISBN 978-3-7909-0284-6. 
  • Scherzer, Veit (2007) (in German). Die Ritterkreuzträger 1939–1945 Die Inhaber des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939 von Heer, Luftwaffe, Kriegsmarine, Waffen-SS, Volkssturm sowie mit Deutschland verbündeter Streitkräfte nach den Unterlagen des Bundesarchives [The Knight's Cross Bearers 1939–1945 The Holders of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross 1939 by Army, Air Force, Navy, Waffen-SS, Volkssturm and Allied Forces with Germany According to the Documents of the Federal Archives]. Jena, Germany: Scherzers Miltaer-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-938845-17-2. 

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