Helmut Mahlke Explained

Helmut Mahlke
Birth Date:	27 August 1913
Birth Place:	Berlin
Death Place:	Heikendorf
Allegiance:	(to 1933) (to 1945)
Branch:	German Air Force
Serviceyears:	1932–45 1956–70
Rank:	Oberstleutnant (Wehrmacht) Generalleutnant (Bundeswehr)
Commands:	III./StG 1
Unit:	cruiser Köln StG 1 Luftflotte 6
Awards:	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Helmut Adalbert Mahlke (27 August 1913 – 26 December 1998) was a highly decorated Oberstleutnant in the Luftwaffe during World War II, and a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross, the highest award in the military and paramilitary forces of Nazi Germany during World War II.

Awards and decorations

• Front Flying Clasp of the Luftwaffe in Gold
• Iron Cross (1939)
  • 2nd Class (16 April 1940)
  • 1st Class (21 June 1940)
• Wound Badge (1939) in Silver
• Eastern Front Medal (15 June 1942)
• Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 16 July 1941 as Hauptmann and Gruppenkommandeur of the III./Sturzkampfgeschwader 1
• German Cross in Gold on 31 March 1944 as Major im Generalstab (in the General Staff) in Luftflotte 6

Works

• Mahlke, Helmut (1993), Stuka Angriff: Sturzflug, Mittler Verlag, .

References

Bibliography

• Book: Fellgiebel , Walther-Peer .

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  . 2000 . 1986 . Die Träger des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939–1945 — Die Inhaber der höchsten Auszeichnung des Zweiten Weltkrieges aller Wehrmachtteile . The Bearers of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross 1939–1945 — The Owners of the Highest Award of the Second World War of all Wehrmacht Branches . de . Friedberg, Germany . Podzun-Pallas . 978-3-7909-0284-6.
• Book: Obermaier , Ernst . 1976 . Die Ritterkreuzträger der Luftwaffe 1939–1945 Band II Stuka- und Schlachtflieger . The Knight's Cross Bearers of the Luftwaffe 1939–1945 Volume II Dive Bomber and Attack Aircraft . de . Mainz, Germany . Verlag Dieter Hoffmann . 978-3-87341-021-3.
• Book: Patzwall . Klaus D. . Scherzer . Veit . 2001 . Das Deutsche Kreuz 1941 – 1945 Geschichte und Inhaber Band II . The German Cross 1941 – 1945 History and Recipients Volume 2 . de . Norderstedt, Germany . Verlag Klaus D. Patzwall . 978-3-931533-45-8.
• Book: Scherzer , Veit . 2007 . Die Ritterkreuzträger 1939–1945 Die Inhaber des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939 von Heer, Luftwaffe, Kriegsmarine, Waffen-SS, Volkssturm sowie mit Deutschland verbündeter Streitkräfte nach den Unterlagen des Bundesarchives . The Knight's Cross Bearers 1939–1945 The Holders of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross 1939 by Army, Air Force, Navy, Waffen-SS, Volkssturm and Allied Forces with Germany According to the Documents of the Federal Archives . de . Jena, Germany . Scherzers Militaer-Verlag . 978-3-938845-17-2.