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Luftwaffe Ace Otto Kittle Autograph, extremely rare and possible the rarest of the WWII German hero signatures, OTTO KITTLE, ink signed KITTEL on a book page of young boy date unknown, name in pencil at top of page i can not read,, very rare a great chance for a sought after autograph, even to find a war time picture of KITTLE is very scarce…

Otto Kittel (21 February 1917 – 14 or 16 February 1945) was a 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) 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. During the remainder of World War II, Kittel was credited with 144 more aerial victories and was awarded the Knight’s Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves and Swords. He was shot down by Soviet aircraft and killed in February 1945. Kittel was the most successful German fighter pilot to be killed in action.