Viktor Petermann

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Years of service 1939–45		Name Viktor Petermann Service/branch Luftwaffe

Rank Fahnenjunker-Oberfeldwebel Battles/wars World War II Battle of the Caucasus Battle of Kursk Defense of the Reich Died May 19, 2001, Freiburg im Breisgau, Germany Awards Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross Battles and wars Battle of the Caucasus, Battle of Kursk, Defence of the Reich, World War II Unit Jagdgeschwader 52, Jagdgeschwader 7
Allegiance Nazi Germany (to 1945)

Viktor Petermann (26 May 1916 – 19 May 2001) was a German Luftwaffe ace and recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross during World War II. The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership. Viktor Petermann was captured by American troops in May 1945, he was handed over to Soviet troops and was released in August 1945 due to his health problems. At the end of the war he flew the Me-262 fighter jet. During his career was credited with 64 aerial victories, four of them, after he lost his arm in an airfight, all on the Eastern Front.

Awards

Flugzeugführerabzeichen

Front Flying Clasp of the Luftwaffe

Ehrenpokal der Luftwaffe (9 September 1943)

Iron Cross (1939)

2nd Class (31 August 1942)

1st Class (16 October 1942)

Wound Badge (1939)

in Black (12 June 1943)

in Silver (22 December 1943)

German Cross in Gold on 23 July 1943 as Feldwebel in the 5./Jagdgeschwader 52

Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 29 February 1944 as Leutnant and pilot in the III./Jagdgeschwader 52

References

Viktor Petermann Wikipedia

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