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Otto Kittel
By Christer Bergström

Thanks to Christer Bergström for allowing me to use this story on my site.

Born in 1917, Otto Kittel was a quiet and calm young pilot, but even so he developed into one of the top scoring fighter aces of World War II. In the fall of 1941 the short-in-growth 24-year-old Unteroffizier Otto Kittel had just received his ”wings” and was posted to the Bf 109-equipped 2./J.G. 54 on the northern sector of the Eastern Front. He was awarded with the Iron Cross of the First Class (EK I) on September 29, 1941. Until May 1942, he managed to score fifteen victories on the Eastern Front. But his real successes in air combat commenced only after he had exchanged his Bf 109 for an FW 190 in early 1943. Intercepting large formations of Il-2s in the Leningrad sector on 19 February 1943, J.G. 54 Grünherz claimed thirty Soviet aircraft shot down. With one of the last kills on that day, Feldwebel Kittel scored his 39th and the 4,000th victory of the Geschwader. On 15 March 1943 Kittel force-landed in Soviet-held territory and was listed as missing but managed to return to the German lines.

Eight months later, ”Bruno” as Kittel was called, reached his 100-victory-mark. On 29 October 1943, Oberfeldwebel Kittel was awarded with the Knight’s Cross (RK). Following his 150th victory on 8 April 1944, he was promoted to Leutnant and became Staffelkapitän of 2./J.G. 54. Three days later, Kittel was awarded with the Oak Leaves (EL). On 15 August 1944, Kittel’s 2./J.G. 54 achieved its 1,000th aerial victory. On 25 November 1944, when Kittel’s victory tally stood at 230, he was awarded with the Swords (S) to the Knight’s Cross with Oak Leaves.

At 12:06 hours on 16 February 1945 four FW 190 A-8s led by Oberleutnant Otto Kittel of 2./J.G. 54 took off from an airbase in the Kurland pocket. The mission was free hunting over the frontline area near Dzukste. This was Kittel’s 583rd combat sortie. After only seven minutes the German fighters spotted fourteen Il-2s that were bombing and shooting rockets at German ground troops from an altitude of 150 metres. Oberleutnant Kittel radioed an attack order. The Il-2 Shturmoviks were flying in a row, one after another, and Kittel attacked from the right hand side. His wingman Oberfähnrich Renner wrote:

"Flying at a distance of about 100 metres from Oblt. Kittel I saw him dive beneath and behind an Il-2 and attack it. Behind us two other Il-2s pulled up sharply. In the next moment an explosion was seen in his cockpit and the aircraft started to descend".
Kittel's FW 190 tore into the ground with its starboard wing, caught fire, and then exploded. Otto Kittel, victor in 267 aerial combats and the highest scoring fighter pilot to fall prey to an enemy, had no chance whatsoever of surviving. He was buried in Sabile/Lithuania. Otto Kittel was the top FW 190 ace of the war, followed closely by another member of the Grünherz Geschwader, Walter Nowotny.

Table 1: Loss List for Otto Kittel, 2./J.G. 54 [1]
Date Pilot & Fate Type W.Nr Markings Remarks Location % F/H
31.05.41 Uffz. Otto Kittel W Bf 109 F-2 12725 ? Technical problems Spiekeroog ? ?
16.01.43 Fw. Otto Kittel W FW 190 A-4 ? Anti-aircraft fire Fl.Pl. Krasnogwardeisk ? F
15.03.43 Lt. Otto Kittel W FW 190 A-4 0142 481 ? Force-landing 60 km behind enemy lines, pilot returned Pl.Qu. 29741 (Kurland) 100% F
14.02.45 Oblt. Otto Kittel + FW 190 A-8 690 282 'Black 1 + ' Combat with Il-2s 6 km S.W. Dzukste 100% F

Table 2: Victory List for Otto Kittel 28.06.44 Ltn. Otto Kittel 3./JG 54 Bell P-39 £ PT-2.3: at 1.500 m. 10.20 Film C. 2032/I Anerk: Nr. 467 28.06.44 Ltn. Otto Kittel 3./JG 54 Il-2 £ OT-8.1: at 1.300 m. 10.22 Film C. 2032/I Anerk: Nr. 765 28.06.44 Ltn. Otto Kittel 3./JG 54 Bell P-39 £ PT-1.2: at 1.200 m. 10.29 Film C. 2032/I Anerk: Nr. 469 29.06.44 Ltn. Otto Kittel 3./JG 54 Bell P-39 £ OS-8.1: at 200 m. 13.23 Film C. 2032/I Anerk: Nr. 445 30.06.44 Ltn. Otto Kittel 3./JG 54 P-39 £ OT-7.7: at 500 m. 11.33 Film C. 2032/I Anerk: Nr. 450 30.06.44 Ltn. Otto Kittel 3./JG 54 Yak-9 £ PS-8.1: at 1.800 m. 18.48 Film C. 2032/I Anerk: Nr. 462 30.06.44 Ltn. Otto Kittel 3./JG 54 Il-2 £ PS-2.8: at 20 m. 19.26 Film C. 2032/I Anerk: Nr. 463 04.07.44 Ltn. Otto Kittel 3./JG 54 Il-2 £ OS-7.2: at 1.500 m. [Polotsk] 10.46 Film C. 2035/II Anerk: Nr. 484 04.07.44 Ltn. Otto Kittel 3./JG 54 P-39 £ PS-2.4: at 2.200 m. [S. Polotsk] 15.46 Film C. 2035/II Anerk: Nr. 485 10.07.44 Oblt. Otto Kittel 3./JG 54 P-39 £ NM-2.9: at 1.200 m. [S. Subat] 15.44 Film C. 2035/II Anerk: Nr. 517 16.07.44 Ltn. Otto Kittel 3./JG 54 P-39 £ 43 495: at 3.000 m. 07.17 Film C. 2035/II Anerk: Nr. 398 16.07.44 Ltn. Otto Kittel 3./JG 54 Il-2 £ 41 633: at 1.400 m. 09.00 Film C. 2035/II Anerk: Nr. 14 18.07.44 Ltn. Otto Kittel 3./JG 54 Yak-9 £ HR-8.3: 100 m. [S.Ostrov] 17.01 Film C. 2035/II Anerk: Nr. 496 18.07.44 Ltn. Otto Kittel 3./JG 54 Yak-9 £ JR-6.7: 2.500 m. [S. Ostrov] 16.47 Film C. 2035/II Anerk: Nr. 495 21.07.44 Ltn. Otto Kittel 3./JG 54 Il-2 £ OL-2.5: at 100 m. [N.W. Utsyani] 09.20 Film C. 2035/II Anerk: Nr. 497 21.07.44 Ltn. Otto Kittel 3./JG 54 Yak-9 £ OL-5.9: at 800 m. [N.W. Utsyani] 09.23 Film C. 2035/II Anerk: Nr. 498 21.07.44 Ltn. Otto Kittel 3./JG 54 Yak-9 £ ON-1.4: at 100 m. 14.45 Film C. 2035/II Anerk: Nr. 541 22.07.44 Ltn. Otto Kittel 3./JG 54 Il-2 £ NN-3.4: at 800 m. [Daugavpils] 15.54 Film C. 2035/II Anerk: Nr. 507 22.07.44 Ltn. Otto Kittel 3./JG 54 Il-2 £ NN-6.4: at 800 m. [Daugavpils] 15.55 Film C. 2035/II Anerk: Nr. 508 22.07.44 Ltn. Otto Kittel 3./JG 54 Il-2 £ NN-9.5: at 1.200 m. [Daugavpils] 15.57 Film C. 2035/II Anerk: Nr. 509 24.07.44 Ltn. Otto Kittel 3./JG 54 Pe-2 £ NL-3.7: at 1.000 m. 15.43 Film C. 2035/II Anerk: Nr. 512 24.07.44 Ltn. Otto Kittel 3./JG 54 Pe-2 £ NL-8.1: at 1.000 m. 15.46 Film C. 2035/II Anerk: Nr. 513 29.07.44 Ltn. Otto Kittel 3./JG 54 Il-2 £ OL-3.4: 300 m. [Svedasai] 13.23 Film C. 2035/II Anerk: Nr. 552 29.07.44 Ltn. Otto Kittel 3./JG 54 Il-2 £ OL-6.2: 200 m. [Svedasai] 13.27 Film C. 2035/II Anerk: Nr. 553 01.08.44 Ltn. Otto Kittel 3./JG 54 Yak-9 £ KH-49: at 1.400 m. 15.15 Film C. 2035/II Anerk: Nr. 521 01.08.44 Ltn. Otto Kittel 3./JG 54 Yak-9 £ KH-82: at 1.700 m. 15.17 Film C. 2035/II Anerk: Nr. 522 01.08.44 Ltn. Otto Kittel 3./JG 54 Yak-9T £ LH-15: at 2.200 m. 19.47 Film C. 2035/II Anerk: Nr. 524 07.08.44 Ltn. Otto Kittel 3./JG 54 Yak-9T £ KN-8.1: at 2.000 m. [N.E. Kreutsburg] 19.00 Film C. 2035/II Anerk: Nr. 536 15.08.44 Ltn. Otto Kittel 3./JG 54 Yak-9 £ LF-5.2 at 1.200 m. 09.26 Film C. 2035/II Anerk: Nr. 562 15.08.44 Ltn. Otto Kittel 3./JG 54 Yak-9 £ LF-9.5 at 800 m. 17.39 Film C. 2035/II Anerk: Nr. 932 15.08.44 Ltn. Otto Kittel 3./JG 54 Il-2 £ 47 556 at 4.000 m. 18.17 Film C. 2035/II Anerk: Nr. 933 17.08.44 Ltn. Otto Kittel 3./JG 54 Pe-2 £ LL-6.3: at 7.000 m. 08.39 Film C. 2035/II Anerk: Nr. 584 25.08.44 Ltn. Otto Kittel 3./JG 54 Bell P-39 £ LH-5.6: at 1.500 m. 08.47 Film C. 2035/II Anerk: Nr. 1029 26.08.44 Ltn. Otto Kittel 3./JG 54 Yak-9 £ KQ-9.7: at 1.800 m. 10.09 Film C. 2035/II Anerk: Nr. 588 26.08.44 Ltn. Otto Kittel 3./JG 54 La-5 £ LH-4.4: at 150 m. 13.54 Film C. 2035/II Anerk: Nr. 591 27.08.44 Ltn. Otto Kittel 3./JG 54 Il-2 £ LF-9.7: at 2.000 m. 13.06 Film C. 2035/II Anerk: Nr. 593 28.08.44 Ltn. Otto Kittel 3./JG 54 Yak-9 £ JM-5.8: at 3.000 m. 11.24 Film C. 2035/II Anerk: Nr. 1041 28.08.44 Ltn. Otto Kittel 3./JG 54 Yak-9 £ JM-6.2: at 3.000 m. 11.26 Film C. 2035/II Anerk: Nr. 1042 28.08.44 Ltn. Otto Kittel 3./JG 54 Yak-9 £ JM-3.7: at 1.800 m. 11.27 Film C. 2035/II Anerk: Nr. 1043 31.08.44 Ltn. Otto Kittel 2./JG 54 Il-2 £ KG-3.2: at 700 m. [W. Mitau] 17.46 Film C. 2035/II Anerk: Nr. - 31.08.44 Ltn. Otto Kittel 2./JG 54 Il-2 £ KG-3.4: at 600 m. [W. Mitau] 17.47 Film C. 2035/II Anerk: Nr. - 31.08.44 Ltn. Otto Kittel 2./JG 54 Il-2 £ KG-6.3: at 500 m. [W. Mitau] 17.49 Film C. 2035/II Anerk: Nr. - 14.09.44 Ltn. Otto Kittel 2./JG 54 Yak-9 £ 68 124: at 1.600 m. 10.40 Film C. 2035/II Anerk: Nr. - 14.09.44 Ltn. Otto Kittel 2./JG 54 Yak-9 £ 68 156: at 1.200 m. 10.53 Film C. 2035/II Anerk: Nr. - 14.09.44 Ltn. Otto Kittel 2./JG 54 Il-2 £ 57 251: at 500 m. 14.50 Film C. 2035/II Anerk: Nr. - 14.09.44 Ltn. Otto Kittel 2./JG 54 Il-2 £ 57 254: at 500 m. 14.51 Film C. 2035/II Anerk: Nr. - 14.09.44 Ltn. Otto Kittel 2./JG 54 Il-2 £ 57 258: at 300 m. 14.52 Film C. 2035/II Anerk: Nr. - 14.09.44 Ltn. Otto Kittel 2./JG 54 Il-2 £ 57 253: at 800 m. 14.54 Film C. 2035/II Anerk: Nr. - 15.09.44 Ltn. Otto Kittel 2./JG 54 Il-2 £ 47 377: at 400 m. 15.39 Film C. 2035/II Anerk: Nr. - 15.09.44 Ltn. Otto Kittel 2./JG 54 Il-2 £ 37 495: at 200 m. 15.40 Film C. 2035/II Anerk: Nr. - 16.09.44 Ltn. Otto Kittel 2./JG 54 Il-2 £ 47 518: at 200 m. 17.12 Film C. 2035/II Anerk: Nr. 17.09.44 Ltn. Otto Kittel 2./JG 54 Pe-2 £ 47 383: at 2.500 m. 08.39 Film C. 2035/II Anerk: Nr. - 17.09.44 Ltn. Otto Kittel 2./JG 54 Bell P-39 £ 47 389: at 1.800 m. 08.40 Film C. 2035/II Anerk: Nr. - 17.09.44 Ltn. Otto Kittel 2./JG 54 Pe-2 £ 47 522: at 1.500 m. 08.41 Film C. 2035/II Anerk: Nr. - 20.09.44 Ltn. Otto Kittel 2./JG 54 Yak-9 £ 47 324: at 1.500 m. 11.10 Film C. 2035/II Anerk: Nr. - 20.09.44 Ltn. Otto Kittel 2./JG 54 Yak-9 £ 47 327: at 600 m. 11.12 Film C. 2035/II Anerk: Nr. - 22.09.44 Ltn. Otto Kittel 2./JG 54 La-5 £ 47 323: at 3.200 m. 10.15 Film C. 2035/II Anerk: Nr. - 28.09.44 Ltn. Otto Kittel 2./JG 54 Pe-2 £ 47 264: at 1.800 m. 11.30 Film C. 2035/II Anerk: Nr. - 28.09.44 Ltn. Otto Kittel 2./JG 54 Pe-2 £ 47 291: at 1.800 m. 11.30 Film C. 2035/II Anerk: Nr. - 28.09.44 Ltn. Otto Kittel 2./JG 54 Pe-2 £ 57 181: at 1.800 m. 11.37 Film C. 2035/II Anerk: Nr. - 28.09.44 Ltn. Otto Kittel 2./JG 54 Yak-9 £ 57 184: at 1.200 m. 11.38 Film C. 2035/II Anerk: Nr. - 30.09.44 Ltn. Otto Kittel 2./JG 54 Yak-9 £ 57 174: at 1.200 m. 11.35 Film C. 2035/II Anerk: Nr. - 30.09.44 Ltn. Otto Kittel 2./JG 54 Il-2 £ 47 268: at 1.200 m. 11.36 Film C. 2035/II Anerk: Nr. - 30.09.44 Ltn. Otto Kittel 2./JG 54 Il-2 £ 57 154: at 150 m. 11.38 Film C. 2035/II Anerk: Nr. - 07.10.44 Ltn. Otto Kittel 2./JG 54 Yak-9 £ 48 697: at 1.200 m. 15.10 Film C. 2032/II Anerk: i.O. 09.10.44 Ltn. Otto Kittel 2./JG 54 Il-2 £ 48 782: at 300 m. 08.55 Film C. 2032/II Anerk: Nr. - 09.10.44 Ltn. Otto Kittel 2./JG 54 Il-2 £ 48 765: at 200 m. 08.56 Film C. 2032/II Anerk: Nr. - 09.10.44 Ltn. Otto Kittel 2./JG 54 Il-2 £ 48 789: at 50 m. 08.58 Film C. 2032/II Anerk: Nr. - 09.10.44 Ltn. Otto Kittel 3./JG 54 Il-2 £ 47 241: at 800 m. 13.02 Film C. 2032/II Anerk: Nr. - 09.10.44 Ltn. Otto Kittel 3./JG 54 Il-2 £ 47 271: at 200 m. 13.04 Film C. 2032/II Anerk: Nr. - 10.10.44 Ltn. Otto Kittel 2./JG 54 La-5 £ 47 139: at 400 m. 09.11 Film C. 2032/II Anerk: Nr. - 10.10.44 Ltn. Otto Kittel 2./JG 54 Il-2 £ 47 131: at 100 m. 09.12 Film C. 2032/II Anerk: Nr. - 10.10.44 Ltn. Otto Kittel 2./JG 54 Il-2 £ 47 131: at 100 m. 09.12 Film C. 2032/II Anerk: Nr. - 14.10.44 Ltn. Otto Kittel 2./JG 54 La-5 £ 16 832: at 3.200 m. 11.02 Film C. 2032/I Anerk: Nr. - 16.10.44 Oblt. Otto Kittel 2./JG 54 Il-2 £ 37 345: at 200 m. 11.02 Film C. 2032/I Anerk: Nr. - 16.10.44 Oblt. Otto Kittel 2./JG 54 La-5 £ 37 329: at 1.200 m. 11.04 Film C. 2032/I Anerk: Nr. - 16.10.44 Oblt. Otto Kittel 2./JG 54 Il-2 £ 37 343: at 600 m. 14.26 Film C. 2032/I Anerk: Nr. - 16.10.44 Oblt. Otto Kittel 2./JG 54 Il-2 £ 37 388: at 200 m. 14.28 Film C. 2032/I Anerk: Nr. - 17.10.44 Oblt. Otto Kittel 2./JG 54 La-5 £ 37 554: tiefst. 13.17 Film C. 2032/I Anerk: Nr. - 18.10.44 Oblt. Otto Kittel 2./JG 54 Il-2 £ 27 582: at 700 m. 13.36 Film C. 2032/I Anerk: Nr. - 18.10.44 Oblt. Otto Kittel 2./JG 54 Il-2 £ 27 554: at 700 m. 13.37 Film C. 2032/I Anerk: Nr. - 22.10.44 Oblt. Otto Kittel 2./JG 54 Yak-3 £ 17 646: at 2.000 m. 15.50 Film C. 2032/I Anerk: Nr. - 27.10.44 Oblt. Otto Kittel 2./JG 54 Yak-9 £ 27 647: at 3.500 m. 09.50 Film C. 2032/I Anerk: Nr. - 27.10.44 Oblt. Otto Kittel 2./JG 54 Yak-9 £ 27 565: at 3.500 m. 09.51 Film C. 2032/I Anerk: Nr. - 27.10.44 Oblt. Otto Kittel 2./JG 54 Il-2 £ 17 625: at 3.000 m. 09.57 Film C. 2032/I Anerk: Nr. - 27.10.44 Oblt. Otto Kittel 2./JG 54 Pe-2 £ 17 485: at 2.500 m. 11.48 Film C. 2032/I Anerk: Nr. - 27.10.44 Oblt. Otto Kittel 2./JG 54 Pe-2 £ 27 543: at 1.000 m. 11.50 Film C. 2032/I Anerk: Nr. - 27.10.44 Oblt. Otto Kittel 2./JG 54 Il-2 £ 17 574: tiefst. 13.24 Film C. 2032/I Anerk: Nr. - 27.10.44 Oblt. Otto Kittel 2./JG 54 Il-2 £ 17 651: at 600 m. 13.32 Film C. 2032/I Anerk: Nr. - 29.10.44 Oblt. Otto Kittel 2./JG 54 Il-2 £ 17 488: at 10 m. 09.42 Film C. 2032/I Anerk: Nr. - 29.10.44 Oblt. Otto Kittel 2./JG 54 Il-2 £ 17 491: at 15 m. 09.45 Film C. 2032/I Anerk: Nr. - 29.10.44 Oblt. Otto Kittel 2./JG 54 Il-2 £ 17 624: at 500 m. 11.57 Film C. 2032/I Anerk: Nr. - 29.10.44 Oblt. Otto Kittel 2./JG 54 Il-2 £ 17 497: at 700 m. 12.09 Film C. 2032/I Anerk: Nr. - 29.10.44 Oblt. Otto Kittel 2./JG 54 Il-2 £ 17 623: at 600 m. 12.10 Film C. 2032/I Anerk: Nr. - 29.10.44 Oblt. Otto Kittel 2./JG 54 Il-2 £ 17 628: at 600 m. 12.11 Film C. 2032/I Anerk: Nr. - 30.10.44 Oblt. Otto Kittel 2./JG 54 Il-2 £ 27 541: at 1.000 m. 13.22 Film C. 2032/I Anerk: Nr. - 30.10.44 Oblt. Otto Kittel 2./JG 54 Il-2 £ 17 489: at 600 m. 13.52 Film C. 2032/I Anerk: Nr. - 30.10.44 Oblt. Otto Kittel 2./JG 54 Il-2 £ 17 622: at 900 m. 15.26 Film C. 2032/I Anerk: Nr. - 19.11.44 Oblt. Otto Kittel 2./JG 54 La-5 £ 29 754: tiefflug 11.40 Film C. 2035/II Anerk: Nr. -
Date Pilot: Tally Unit Type Location: Altitude Time Source
24.06.41 Uffz. Otto Kittel: 1 2./J.G. 54 SB-2 - 05:19
24.06.41 Uffz. Otto Kittel: 2 2./J.G. 54 SB-2 - 05:42
06.07.41 Uffz. Otto Kittel: 3 2./J.G. 54 SB-3 - 15:36
18.08.41 Uffz. Otto Kittel: 4 2./J.G. 54 I-18 - 06:00
19.08.41 Uffz. Otto Kittel: 5 2./J.G. 54 DB-3 - 14:36
24.08.41 Uffz. Otto Kittel: 6 2./J.G. 54 DB-3 - 11:07
08.09.41 Uffz. Otto Kittel: 7 2./J.G. 54 I-153 - 16:50
12.09.41 Uffz. Otto Kittel: 8 2./J.G. 54 I-153 - 06:00
13.10.41 Uffz. Otto Kittel: 9 2./J.G. 54 I-18 - 14:18
13.12.41 Uffz. Otto Kittel: 10 2./J.G. 54 DB-3 - 12:45
27.02.42 Uffz. Otto Kittel: 11 2./J.G. 54 I-16 - 08:36
20.03.42 Uffz. Otto Kittel: 12 2./J.G. 54 P-40 - 17:07
20.03.42 Uffz. Otto Kittel: 13 2./J.G. 54 P-40 - 17:09
14.05.42 Uffz. Otto Kittel: 14 2./J.G. 54 SB-2 - 15:17
14.05.42 Uffz. Otto Kittel: 15 2./J.G. 54 SB-2 - 15:18
19.02.43 Fw. Otto Kittel: 39 2./J.G. 54 Il-2 - -
05.07.43 Ofw. Otto Kittel: 2./J.G. 54 LaGG-5 63 684: 2,500 m 04:20
05.07.43 Ofw. Otto Kittel: 2./J.G. 54 LaGG-3 63 714: 1,200 m 12:20
05.07.43 Ofw. Otto Kittel: 2./J.G. 54 Il-2 63 744: 1,000 m 12:20
05.07.43 Ofw. Otto Kittel: 2./J.G. 54 Il-2 63 783: 1,000 m 12:41
06.07.43 Ofw. Otto Kittel: 63 2./J.G. 54 ? - -
06.07.43 Ofw. Otto Kittel: 64 2./J.G. 54 ? - -
06.07.43 Ofw. Otto Kittel: 65 2./J.G. 54 ? - -
01.08.43 Ofw. Otto Kittel: 2./J.G. 54 Yak-9 54 621: 1,200 m 14:18
02.08.43 Ofw. Otto Kittel: 2./J.G. 54 LaGG-3 54 793: 200 m 04:23
02.08.43 Ofw. Otto Kittel: 2./J.G. 54 La-5 53 621: 1,900 m 14:39
02.08.43 Ofw. Otto Kittel: 2./J.G. 54 LaGG-3 53 652: 1,600 m 14:41
03.08.43 Ofw. Otto Kittel: 2./J.G. 54 Airacobra 53 473: 2,800 m 08:47
03.08.43 Ofw. Otto Kittel: 2./J.G. 54 La-5 54 814: 800 m 15:03
04.08.43 Ofw. Otto Kittel: 2./J.G. 54 LaGG-3 44 463: 150 m 11:44
04.08.43 Ofw. Otto Kittel: 2./J.G. 54 Il-2 54 841: 600 m 15:13
04.08.43 Ofw. Otto Kittel: 2./J.G. 54 Il-2 44 832: 200 m 15:26
04.08.43 Ofw. Otto Kittel: 2./J.G. 54 LaGG-3 44 861: 100 m 18:19
04.08.43 Ofw. Otto Kittel: 2./J.G. 54 LaGG-3 44 833: 600 m 18:20
04.08.43 Ofw. Otto Kittel: 2./J.G. 54 LaGG-3 44 664: 200 m 18:21
04.08.43 Ofw. Otto Kittel: 2./J.G. 54 Il-2 44 832: 200 m 18:21
05.08.43 Ofw. Otto Kittel: 2./J.G. 54 LaGG-3 54 712: 200 m 14:10
05.10.43 Ofw. Otto Kittel: 2./J.G. 54 Yak-9 02 734: 2,500 m 08:09
05.10.43 Ofw. Otto Kittel: 2./J.G. 54 LaGG-3 02 673: 200 m 12:09
06.03.44 Lt. Otto Kittel: 3./J.G. 54 La-5 7085: 300 m 09:41
07.03.44 Lt. Otto Kittel: 3./J.G. 54 Il-2 70 454: low-altitude 11:29
07.03.44 Lt. Otto Kittel: 3./J.G. 54 Yak-9 70 413: 1,500 m 11:45
08.03.44 Lt. Otto Kittel: 3./J.G. 54 La-5 70 874: 2,500 m 12:33
08.03.44 Lt. Otto Kittel: 3./J.G. 54 La-5 89 144: 1,200 m 12:35
19.03.44 Lt. Otto Kittel: 3./J.G. 54 Yak-9 79 332: 3,200 m 16:27
19.03.44 Lt. Otto Kittel: 3./J.G. 54 Il-2 79 331: 2,800 m 16:28
26.03.44 Lt. Otto Kittel: 3./J.G. 54 R-5 49 284: low-altitude 11:06
26.03.44 Lt. Otto Kittel: 3./J.G. 54 R-5 79 291: low-altitude 11:07
26.03.44 Lt. Otto Kittel: 3./J.G. 54 Yak-9 70 381: 3,000 m 15:13
28.03.44 Lt. Otto Kittel: 3./J.G. 54 Yak-9 70 323: 1,000 m 11:11
30.03.44 Lt. Otto Kittel: 3./J.G. 54 Pe-2 70 254: 3,500 m 08:25
30.03.44 Lt. Otto Kittel: 3./J.G. 54 La-5 70 352: 500 m 08:54
30.03.44 Lt. Otto Kittel: 3./J.G. 54 La-5 70 441: 2,000 m 15:28
01.04.44 Lt. Otto Kittel: 3./J.G. 54 Yak-9 96 534: 2,500 m 08:10
02.04.44 Lt. Otto Kittel: 3./J.G. 54 La-5 70 393: 500 m 09:06
02.04.44 Lt. Otto Kittel: 3./J.G. 54 Pe-2 60 552: 200 m 15:20
02.04.44 Lt. Otto Kittel: 3./J.G. 54 La-5 70 393: 500 m 08:43
02.04.44 Lt. Otto Kittel: 3./J.G. 54 Pe-2 60 434: - 15:22
04.04.44 Lt. Otto Kittel: 3./J.G. 54 Il-2 60 332: 1,500 m 08:10
04.04.44 Lt. Otto Kittel: 3./J.G. 54 Il-2 60 333: 1,500 m 08:11
04.04.44 Lt. Otto Kittel: 3./J.G. 54 LaGG-3 70 342: 400 m 08:14
04.04.44 Lt. Otto Kittel: 3./J.G. 54 LaGG-3 70 343: 400 m 08:18
04.04.44 Lt. Otto Kittel: 3./J.G. 54 La-5 70 537: low-altitude 08:30
08.04.44 Lt. Otto Kittel: 150 2./J.G. 54 ? - -
24.04.44 Lt. Otto Kittel: 3./J.G. 54 Yak-9 70 434: 2,500 m 17:17
24.04.44 Lt. Otto Kittel: 3./J.G. 54 La-5 70 274: 1,500 m 17:29
26.05.44 Lt. Otto Kittel: 3./J.G. 54 La-5 80 321: 3,500 m 19:07
30.05.44 Lt. Otto Kittel: 3./J.G. 54 Pe-2 60 65: - 10:17
30.05.44 Lt. Otto Kittel: 3./J.G. 54 La-5 70 491: 1,500 m 21:03
02.06.44 Lt. Otto Kittel: 3./J.G. 54 LaGG-3 80 714: 2,500 m 10:21 Film C. 2032/I
05.06.44 Lt. Otto Kittel: 3./J.G. 54 Yak-9 70 252: 2,000 m 20:33 Film C. 2032/I
28.06.44 Lt. Otto Kittel: 3./J.G. 54 Il-2 QT-14: 1,500 m 10:18 Film C. 2032/I
28.06.44 Lt. Otto Kittel: 3./J.G. 54 Il-2 PT-9.8: 1,700 m 14:22 Film C. 2032/I
Lt. Otto Kittel: 3./J.G. 54
Lt. Otto Kittel: 3./J.G. 54
Lt. Otto Kittel: 3./J.G. 54
Lt. Otto Kittel: 3./J.G. 54
Lt. Otto Kittel: 3./J.G. 54
Lt. Otto Kittel: 3./J.G. 54
Lt. Otto Kittel: 3./J.G. 54
Lt. Otto Kittel: 3./J.G. 54
30.06.44 Lt. Otto Kittel: 3./J.G. 54 Il-2 PS-5.9: 50 m 19:49 Film C. 2032/I
01.07.44 Lt. Otto Kittel: 2./J.G. 54 P-39 OS 2-7: 50 m [Novorzhev/Pskov] 07:16
02.07.44 Lt. Otto Kittel: 2./J.G. 54 P-39 OS 9-6: 20 m [Novorzhev/Pskov] 17:20
03.07.44 Lt. Otto Kittel: 2./J.G. 54 P-39 OS 6-7: 900 m [Novorzhev/Pskov] 11:43
03.07.44 Lt. Otto Kittel: 2./J.G. 54 Il-2 OS 6-1: 800 m [Novorzhev/Pskov] 11:45 Film
23.09.44 Lt. Otto Kittel: 200 2./J.G. 54 ? - -

Footnotes
[1] G. Rosipal, J.G. 54 Loss List, http://www.jps/wartburg/index.htm
Sources
To see a scanned document dealing with the death of Oblt. Otto Kittel, please visit this site. There are also a number of photographs and other details on the life and Luftwaffe career of Otto Kittel.
Christer Bergström and Andrey Mikhailov are writing a series of books dealing with the air war on the Eastern Front during World War II. The books are titled Black Cross/Red Star: Air War Over the Eastern Front. The pair also have a web-site where you can obtain more information on the air war over the Eastern Front.

The first two volumes of Black Cross/Red Star: Air War Over the Eastern Front can be obtained from:

Pacifica Military History

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