Helmut Mahlke

Helmut Mahlke
Helmut Mahlke
Born	27 August 1913
Died	26 December 1998 (aged 85)
Allegiance	Nazi Germany ; West Germany
Service/branch	Luftwaffe; German Air Force
Rank	Generalleutnant
Battles/wars	World War II
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Helmut Adalbert Mahlke (27 August 1913 – 26 December 1998) was a German general in the Bundeswehr. During World War II, he served in the Luftwaffe and was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross of Nazi Germany.

Awards and decorations

Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 16 July 1941 as Hauptmann and Gruppenkommandeur of the III./Sturzkampfgeschwader 1^[1]
German Cross in Gold on 31 March 1944 as Major im Generalstab (in the General Staff) in Luftflotte 6^[2]

Fellgiebel, Walther-Peer (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] (in German). Friedberg, Germany: Podzun-Pallas. ISBN 978-3-7909-0284-6.
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] (in German). Norderstedt, Germany: Verlag Klaus D. Patzwall. ISBN 978-3-931533-45-8.

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