Johannes Lutter

Johannes "Hanns" Lutter
Born	17 December 1912 Düsseldorf
Died	13 March 2004(2004-03-13) (aged 91) Bückeburg
Allegiance	Nazi Germany (to 1945) West Germany
Service/branch	Luftwaffe
Years of service	?–1945 1956–71
Rank	Hauptmann (Wehrmacht) Oberstleutnant (Bundeswehr)
Unit	ZG 1 ZG 76 SKG 210 ZG 2 SKG 10 SG 4
Battles/wars	World War II Battle of France Battle of Britain Eastern Front Battle of the Mediterranean Defence of the Reich
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Johannes "Hanns" Lutter (17 December 1912 – 13 March 2004) 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. During his career Johannes Lutter was credited with 12 aerial victories as well as the destruction of 15 tanks and 30 aircraft on the ground.

Awards and decorations

• Flugzeugführerabzeichen
• Front Flying Clasp of the Luftwaffe in Gold
• Iron Cross (1939)
  • 2nd Class
  • 1st Class
• Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 5 October 1941 as Oberfeldwebel and pilot in the II./Schnellkampfgeschwader 210
• German Cross in Gold on 21 August 1942 as Leutnant in the 4./Zerstörergeschwader 1

References

Bibliography

• Fellgiebel, Walther-Peer (2000) [1986]. Die Träger des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939–1945 — Die Inhaber der höchsten Auszeichnung des Zweiten Weltkrieges aller Wehrmachtteile (in German). Friedberg, Germany: Podzun-Pallas. ISBN 978-3-7909-0284-6. CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link)
• Patzwall, Klaus D.; Scherzer, Veit (2001). Das Deutsche Kreuz 1941 – 1945 Geschichte und Inhaber Band II (in German). Norderstedt, Germany: Verlag Klaus D. Patzwall. ISBN 978-3-931533-45-8. CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link)
• Scherzer, Veit (2007). Die Ritterkreuzträger 1939–1945 Die Inhaber des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939 von Heer, Luftwaffe, Kriegsmarine, Waffen-SS, Volkssturm sowie mit Deutschland verbündeter Streitkräfte nach den Unterlagen des Bundesarchives (in German). Jena, Germany: Scherzers Miltaer-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-938845-17-2. CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link)

External links

• Ciel de Gloire.com
• World War 2 Awards.com