Helmut Leicht

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Helmut Leicht
Born 2 November 1916
Ludwigsburg
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Vitebsk
Allegiance  Nazi Germany
Service/branch Luftwaffe
Years of service 1936–45
Rank Major
Unit StG 77
SG 10
Commands held II./Sturzkampfgeschwader 77
III./Schlachtgeschwader 10
Battles/wars World War II
Awards Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves

Helmut Leicht (2 November 1916 – 26 June 1944) was a highly decorated Major in the Luftwaffe during World War II, and one of only 882 recipients of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves. The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross and its higher grade Oak Leaves was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership. Helmut Leicht was listed as missing in action as of 26 June 1944 after a flight near Vitebsk, Belarus. He was posthumously awarded the Oak Leaves to his Knight's Cross on 24 October 1944. During his career he flew 900 flights.[Notes 1]

Awards and decorations

Notes

  1. For a list of Luftwaffe ground attack aces see List of German World War II Ground Attack aces

References

Citations

  1. 1.0 1.1 Thomas 1998, p. 19.
  2. Patzwall & Scherzer 2001, p. 274.
  3. Fellgiebel 2000, p. 235.
  4. Fellgiebel 2000, p. 76.

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Military offices
Preceded by
Major Kurt Huhn
Commander of Sturzkampfgeschwader 77
1 April 1943 – 18 October 1943
Succeeded by
None