Helmut Störchel
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Helmut Störchel | |
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Born | 18 January 1913 Großschönau |
Died | 5 February 2004 Ingolstadt |
(aged 91)
Allegiance | ![]() ![]() |
Service/branch | Luftwaffe |
Years of service | ?–1945 1956–69 |
Rank | Major (Wehrmacht) Oberstleutnant (Bundeswehr) |
Unit | Kampfgeschwader 30 |
Commands held | III./KG 30 |
Battles/wars | World War II |
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 on 19 March 1942 as Hauptmann in the III./Kampfgeschwader 30[1]
- Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 22 November 1943 as Major and Gruppenkommandeur of the III./Kampfgeschwader 30[2]
References
Citations
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 (in German). Friedberg, Germany: Podzun-Pallas. ISBN 978-3-7909-0284-6. Unknown parameter
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- 1913 births
- 2004 deaths
- Luftwaffe pilots
- German World War II pilots
- German Air Force personnel
- Recipients of the Gold German Cross
- Recipients of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross
- People from Görlitz (district)
- People from the Kingdom of Saxony