German People's Union
Rudel remained popular with the German far-right after his death, especially with the German People's Union, the DVU, and its leader Gerhard Frey. Frey and the DVU established the "Ehrenbund Rudel - Gemeinschaft zum Schutz der Frontsoldaten" (Honour federation Rudel - Community for the protection of the front soldiers) in 1983, during a memorial service for Rudel. British holocaust denier David Irving, who delivered a memorial speech on the death of Rudel, was given the Hans-Ulrich-Rudel-Award by Frey in June 1985.