Leutnant Fritz Pütter (14 January 1895 – 10 August 1918) Pour le Mérite, Iron Cross, was a German World War I ace fighter pilot credited with victories over eight enemy observation balloons and 17 airplanes.

[citation needed] When World War I began, Pütter volunteered for service on 24 August 1914.

[3] On 20 May 1916, Pütter began pilot training; this he completed on 9 December 1916 and he was posted to Flieger-Abteilung 251,[4] flying reconnaissance missions between Reims and Verdun in support of the 3rd Army.

[citation needed] As was customary in German aviation, his diligence was rewarded with a transfer to flying fighter aircraft.

[citation needed] Pütter scored his first victory in Bloody April, 1917, shooting down an observation balloon in flames on the 14th.