Helmut Störchel | |
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Born | January 18, 1913 |
Died | 5 February 2004 | (aged 91)
Place of birth | Großschönau |
Place of death | Ingolstadt |
Allegiance |
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Service/branch | Luftwaffe |
Years of service |
?–1945 1956–1969 |
Rank |
Major (Wehrmacht) Oberstleutnant (Bundeswehr) |
Unit | Kampfgeschwader 30 |
Commands held | III./KG 30 |
Battles/wars | |
Awards | Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross |
Helmut Störchel (18 January 1913 – 5 February 2004) was a highly decorated Major 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. Helmut Störchel joined the Bundeswehr in 1956 and retired in 1969 as an Oberstleutnant.
Awards and decorations[]
- Flugzeugführerabzeichen
- Front Flying Clasp of the Luftwaffe in Gold
- Ehrenpokal der Luftwaffe (22 June 1942)
- Iron Cross (1939)
- 2nd Class
- 1st Class
- German Cross in Gold (19 March 1942)
- Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 22 November 1943 as Major and Gruppenkommandeur of the III./Kampfgeschwader 30[1]
References[]
- Citations
- ↑ Fellgiebel 2000, p. 334.
- Bibliography
- Fellgiebel, Walther-Peer (2000). Die Träger des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939-1945. Friedburg, Germany: Podzun-Pallas. ISBN 3-7909-0284-5.
- Scherzer, Veit (2007). 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 (in German). Jena, Germany: Scherzers Miltaer-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-938845-17-2.
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