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  • Viktor Petermann
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  • Viktor Petermann (26 May 1916 – 19 May 2001) 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. Viktor Petermann was captured by American troops in May 1945, he was handed over to Soviet troops and was released in August 1945 due to his health problems. During his career was credited with 64 aerial victories,four of them, after he lost his arm in an airfight, all on the Eastern Front.
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  • 1939
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  • 1916-05-26
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  • Freiburg
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  • Viktor Petermann
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  • Viktor Petermann (26 May 1916 – 19 May 2001) 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. Viktor Petermann was captured by American troops in May 1945, he was handed over to Soviet troops and was released in August 1945 due to his health problems. During his career was credited with 64 aerial victories,four of them, after he lost his arm in an airfight, all on the Eastern Front.