Peter Düttmann

Infobox Military Person
name=Peter Düttmann
born=birth date|1923|5|23|df=y
died=death date and age|2001|1|9|1923|5|23|df=y
placeofbirth=Gießen
placeofdeath=Echterdingen, Germany


caption=
nickname=
allegiance=flagicon|Nazi Germany Nazi Germany (to 1945)
branch=
serviceyears=1941–1945
rank=Oberleutnant
commands=5./JG 52
unit=JG 52
battles=World War II
*Eastern Front
awards=Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross
laterwork=

Peter "Bonifazius" Düttmann was a World War Two Luftwaffe flying ace. He achieved 152 kills in 398 sorties. All of his victories were scored against Soviet opposition on the Eastern Front. flying the Messerschmitt Bf 109.

Military career

Düttmann joined "Jagdgeschwader 52" on 7 May 1943. Exactly one year later he would destroy 9 Soviet aircraft and reach 91 victories.On 23 December 1944 he was appointed "Staffelkapitän" of 5./JG 52. Düttmann claimed his last victory on 26 April 1945.

Awards

* German Cross in Gold (15 April 1944)
* Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross (9 June 1944)

References

* Fellgiebel, Walther-Peer. "Die Träger des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939-1945". Friedburg, Germany: Podzun-Pallas, 2000. ISBN 3-7909-0284-5.
* Patzwall, Klaus D. and Scherzer, Veit. "Das Deutsche Kreuz 1941 - 1945 Geschichte und Inhaber Band II". Norderstedt, Germany: Verlag Klaus D. Patzwall, 2001. ISBN 3-931533-45-X.
* Weal, John (2003a). Bf109 Aces of the Russian Front. Oxford: Osprey. ISBN 1-84176-084-6
* [http://www.jg52.de/gb-duettmann.htm Peter Düttmann]