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Otto Kittel

1917 - 1945

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Otto Kittel (21 February 1917 – 14 or 16 February 1945) was an Austrian-born German fighter pilot during World War II. He flew 583 combat missions on the Eastern Front, claiming 267 aerial victories, making him the fourth highest scoring ace in aviation history according to authors John Weal and Jerry Scutts. Kittel claimed all of his victories against the Red Air Force. Kittel joined the Luftwaffe in 1939, and, in spring 1941, he was posted to Jagdgeschwader 54 (JG 54—54th Fighter Wing) supporting Army Group North on the Eastern Front. He received the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 29 October 1943, for reaching 120 aerial victories. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Otto Kittel is the 807th most popular military personnel (down from 723rd in 2019), the 238th most popular biography from Czechia (down from 210th in 2019) and the 8th most popular Czech Military Personnel.

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Among MILITARY PERSONNELS

Among military personnels, Otto Kittel ranks 807 out of 2,058. Before him are Cleombrotus, Hermann Priess, Jahangir Mirza, Hiroshi Ōshima, Ernst Linder, and Wilhelm Souchon. After him are Demosthenes, Barthélemy Catherine Joubert, Shūmei Ōkawa, Fakhri Pasha, Karel Doorman, and Ling Tong.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1917, Otto Kittel ranks 107. Before him are William H. McNeill, Jean Rouch, Raymond Burr, László Szabó, Zhang Chunqiao, and Buddy Rich. After him are Andrew Wyeth, Nikolai Ogarkov, Giuseppe De Santis, Wilhelm Brasse, Phaedon Gizikis, and Pedro Infante. Among people deceased in 1945, Otto Kittel ranks 139. Before him are Julius Dorpmüller, Dimitrije Ljotić, Eduard Wirths, Wilhelm Rediess, Gustav Flatow, and Alexander Siloti. After him are Korechika Anami, Zinaida Gippius, Walther Hewel, Dwight F. Davis, Gerhard Schmidhuber, and Vilém Mathesius.

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In Czechia

Among people born in Czechia, Otto Kittel ranks 238 out of 1,200. Before him are Josef Jelínek (1941), Tomáš Baťa (1876), Helena Vondráčková (1947), Miloš Jakeš (1922), Sidonie of Poděbrady (1449), and Princess Michael of Kent (1945). After him are Conrad I, Duke of Bohemia (1035), Josef Lada (1887), Václav Neumann (1920), Zdeněk Zeman (1947), Bretislav II (1100), and Jan Stráský (1940).

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Among MILITARY PERSONNELS In Czechia

Among military personnels born in Czechia, Otto Kittel ranks 8. Before him are Joseph Radetzky von Radetz (1766), Albrecht von Wallenstein (1583), Kurt Knispel (1921), Prokop the Great (1380), Jan Kubiš (1913), and Julius von Payer (1841). After him are Erhard Raus (1889), Karl Fritzsch (1903), Alexander von Krobatin (1849), Ferenc Wesselényi (1605), and Moritz von Auffenberg (1852).

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