Dietrich Puttfarken (30 April 1920 - 23 April 1944) received the Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes on 7 October 1942 as Oberleutnant and Flugzeugführer in 1.Staffel / I.Gruppe / Kampfgeschwader 51 (KG 51). The medal was awarded after flying about 250 sorties, during which he claimed to have destroyed the following enemy materiel while on the Eastern front:
- Several merchant ships (totalling 14500 GRT)
- 1 submarine
- 30 aircraft and 1 flying boat on the ground
- 9 tanks
- 200+ trucks
- 13 locomotives
- About 100 railway cars
- 3 important bridges over the Don river
Source :
https://www.tracesofwar.com/persons/25721/Puttfarken-Dietrich.htm
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