Background
Stutterheim was born in Königsberg, Germany.
Stutterheim was born in Königsberg, Germany.
He came from an old military family which produced several generals and seven knights of the order Pour le Mérite. von Stutterheim was severely wounded in aerial combat over France while commanding Kampfgeschwader 77 on 15 June 1940. He died from his wounds in a Berlin hospital on 3 December 1940.
Iron Cross (1914) 2nd and 1st Class House Order of Hohenzollern with Knight"s Cross and Swords Pour le Mérite (27 August 1918) Wound Badge (1918) in Gold Honour Cross of the World War 1914/1918 Wehrmacht Long Service Award 4th to 3rd Class Clasp to the Iron Cross (1939) 2nd and 1st Class Knight"s Cross of the Iron Cross (4 July 1940).
