Helmut Mahlke Explained

Helmut Mahlke
Birth Date:27 August 1913
Birth Place:Berlin
Death Place:Heikendorf
Allegiance: (to 1933)
(to 1945)
Branch:

German Air Force
Serviceyears:1932–45
1956–70
Rank:Oberstleutnant (Wehrmacht)
Generalleutnant (Bundeswehr)
Commands:III./StG 1
Unit:cruiser Köln
StG 1
Luftflotte 6
Awards:Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Helmut Adalbert Mahlke (27 August 1913 – 26 December 1998) was a highly decorated Oberstleutnant in the Luftwaffe during World War II, and a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross, the highest award in the military and paramilitary forces of Nazi Germany during World War II.

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