Helmut Mahlke

Helmut Mahlke
Born	27 August 1913 Berlin
Died	26 December 1998(1998-12-26) (aged 85) Heikendorf
Allegiance	Weimar Republic (to 1933) Nazi Germany (to 1945) West Germany
Service/branch	Reichsmarine Luftwaffe German Air Force
Years of service	1932–45 1956–70
Rank	Oberstleutnant (Wehrmacht) Generalleutnant (Bundeswehr)
Unit	cruiser Köln StG 1 Luftflotte 6
Commands held	III./StG 1
Battles/wars	World War II
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 Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership.

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^[1]
German Cross in Gold on 31 March 1944 as Major im Generalstab (in the General Staff) in Luftflotte 6^[2]

References

Citations

↑ Fellgiebel 2000, p. 246.
↑ Patzwall & Scherzer 2001, p. 291.

Bibliography

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.
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] (in German). Mainz, Germany: Verlag Dieter Hoffmann. ISBN 978-3-87341-021-3.
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.
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] (in German). Jena, Germany: Scherzers Militaer-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-938845-17-2.

Military offices
Preceded by Unknown	Gruppenkommandeur of III./StG 1 9 July 1940 – 19 September 1941	Succeeded by Major Peter Graßmann

Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross recipients of Sturzkampfgeschwader 1 and Schlachtgeschwader 1

Walter Hagen (Oak Leaves) Paul-Werner Hozzel¹ (Oak Leaves) Karl-Hermann Lion Helmut Mahlke Robert-Georg Freiherr von Malapert (Oak Leaves) Martin Möbus² (Oak Leaves) Theodor Nordmann³ (Oak Leaves & Swords) Artur Pipan Ernst Reusch Hartmut Schairer Gustav Schubert (Oak Leaves) Johann Zemsky (Oak Leaves) Siegfried Fischer Heinz Frank (Oak Leaves) Werner Hoffmann Karl Kennel⁵ (Oak Leaves) Friedrich Lang⁶ (Oak Leaves & Swords)

¹Oak Leaves with StG 2. ²Oak Leaves with SG 5. ³Swords with SG 3. ⁵Oak Leaves with SG 2. ⁶Knight's Cross and Oak Leaves with StG 2.

Authority control	WorldCat Identities VIAF: 54953112 LCCN: n95027790 GND: 119214946

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