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Lütje, Herbert Heinrich Otto
Lütje, Herbert Heinrich Otto
Date of birth:
January 30th, 1918 (Abbesbüttel/Hannover, Germany)
Date of death:
January 18th, 1976 (Cologne--Wahn/Northrhine-Westphalia, Germany)
Nationality:
German
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Deutsches Kreuz in Gold
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Hauptmann (Flight Lieutenant)
Unit:
8. Staffel
,
III. Gruppe
,
Nachtjagdgeschwader 1
,
Luftwaffe
Awarded on:
January 28th, 1943
Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Hauptmann (Flight Lieutenant)
Unit:
Staffelkapitän
,
8. Staffel
,
III. Gruppe
,
Nachtjagdgeschwader 1
,
Luftwaffe
Awarded on:
June 1st, 1943
Awarded after 28 aerial victories.
Ritterkreuz mit Eichenlaub
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Major (Squadron Leader)
Unit:
Kommodore
,
Nachtjagdgeschwader 6
,
Luftwaffe
Awarded on:
April 17th, 1945
Awarded for reaching 50 aerial victories (almost all of these at night) over the course of 247 sorties.
836th Award.
Eisernes Kreuz 1. Klasse
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Eisernes Kreuz 2. Klasse
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Luftwaffe Ehrenpokale für besondere Leistungen im Luftkrieg
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Awarded on:
September 28th, 1942
Wehrmachtbericht
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Awarded on:
May 14th, 1943
Hauptmann Luetje achieved as a night fighter six aerial victories yesterday.
Sources
Photo 1: Igor Poul
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FELLGIEBEL, W.P., Elite of theThird Reich, Helion & Company Limited, Solihull, 2003
.
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OBERMAIER, E., Die Ritterkreuzträger der Luftwaffe, Hoffmann, 1989
.
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PATZWALL, K. & SCHERZER, V., Das Deutsche Kreuz 1941-1945, Verlag Klaus D. Patzwall, Norderstedt, 2001
.
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THOMAS, FRANZ & WEGMANN, GÜNTER, Die Eichenlaubträger 1940-1945, Biblio-Verlag, 1998
.
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