Helmut Störchel

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Helmut Störchel
Born 18 January 1913
Großschönau
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Ingolstadt
Allegiance  Nazi Germany (to 1945)
 West Germany
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

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Citations

  1. Patzwall & Scherzer 2001, p. 462.
  2. Fellgiebel 2000, p. 334.

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