KITTEL, Otto
	PERSONALIA   Name:  Kittel, Otto Date of birth:  February 21st, 1917 (Kronsdorf/Sudetenland, Germany) Date of death:  February 16th, 1945 (Dzukste/Kurland, Latvia) Nationality:  German BIOGRAPHY:  Otto Kittel achieved 267 victories in 583 operations.       EISERNES KREUZ 2. KLASSE Awarded on: June 30th, 1941 Action: After 4 victories.         EISERNES KREUZ 1. KLASSE Awarded on: August 1941 Action: After 11 victories.         LUFTWAFFE EHRENPOKALE FÜR BESONDERE LEISTUNGEN IM LUFTKRIEG Awarded on: December 21st, 1942         KRIEGSORDEN DES DEUTSCHEN KREUZES IN GOLD Rank: Feldwebel (Sergeant) Unit: Flugzeugführer 2. / Jagdgeschwader 54 Awarded on: March 18th, 1943 Details: Award 2/174         RITTERKREUZ DES EISERNEN KREUZES Rank: Oberfeldwebel (Flight Sergeant) Unit: Flugzeugführer 2. / Jagdgeschwader 54 Awarded on: October 29th, 1943 Action: For 123 victories. Details: 918th Award         RITTERKREUZ MIT EICHENLAUB Rank: Leutnant (Pilot Officer) Unit: Staffelführer I. / Jagdgeschwader 54 Awarded on: April 11th, 1944 Action: After 151 victories. Details: 449th Award         RITTERKREUZ MIT EICHENLAUB UND SCHWERTERN Rank: Oberleutnant (Flying Officer) Unit: Staffelkapitän 2. / Jagdgeschwader 54 Awarded on: November 25th, 1944 Action: After 264 victories. Details: 113th Award         Provide alterations or additional information Picture source:   - Piloten Bunker Information source(s):   - Die Ordensträger der Deutschen Wehrmacht (CD), VMD-Verlag GmbH, Osnabrück, 2002 - Kwasny A., Kwasny G., Die Eichenlaubträger 1940-1945 (CD), Deutsches Wehrkundearchiv, Lage-Waddenhausen, 2001 - Kurowski F., Oberleutnant Otto Kittel, Der erfolgreichste Jagdflieger des Jagdgeschwaders 54, Flechsig Verlag, Würzburg, 2007 - Patzwall K., Scherzer V., Das Deutsche Kreuz 1941-1945, Geschichte und Inhaber Band II, Verlag Klaus D. Patzwall, Norderstedt, 2001 - Piloten Bunker