Helmut Leicht
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Helmut Leicht
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Born | 2 November 1916 Ludwigsburg |
Died | Script error: The function "death_date_and_age" does not exist. Vitebsk |
Allegiance | Nazi Germany |
Service/ |
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]
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Awards and decorations
- Aviator badge
- Front Flying Clasp of the Luftwaffe in Gold with Pennant "900"
- Iron Cross (1939)
- Wound Badge (1939)
- in Black
- in Silver
- German Cross in Gold on 10 July 1942 as Oberleutnant in the 2./Sturzkampfgeschwader 77[2]
- Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves
- Knight's Cross on 3 September 1942 as Hauptmann and Staffelkapitän of the 2./Sturzkampfgeschwader 77[3]
- 631st Oak Leaves on 24 October 1944 as Major and Gruppenkommandeur of the III./Schlachtgeschwader 10[4]
Notes
- ↑ For a list of Luftwaffe ground attack aces see List of German World War II Ground Attack aces
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Preceded by
Major Kurt Huhn
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Commander of Sturzkampfgeschwader 77 1 April 1943 – 18 October 1943 |
Succeeded by None |
Categories:
- 1916 births
- 1944 deaths
- People from Ludwigsburg
- Luftwaffe pilots
- German World War II pilots
- Recipients of the Gold German Cross
- Recipients of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves
- German military personnel killed in World War II
- Aviators killed by being shot down
- People from the Kingdom of Württemberg