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Helmut Bohlens

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Allegiance
  
Nazi Germany

Name
  
Helmut Bohlens

Rank
  
Oberleutnant

Years of service
  
?-1943

Service/branch
  
Luftwaffe

Unit
  
Fernaufklarungs-Gruppe 122

Battles/wars
  
World War II North African Campaign

Died
  
April 19, 1943, Mediterranean Sea

Awards
  
Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Helmut Bohlens (22 September 1914 – 19 April 1943) was a German Luftwaffe reconnaissance pilot and recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross during World War II. The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership. Helmut Bohlens was killed in action on 19 April 1943 over the Mediterranean Sea. He was posthumously awarded the Knight's Cross on 21 June 1943.

Awards

  • Flugzeugfuhrerabzeichen
  • Iron Cross (1939)
  • 2nd Class
  • 1st Class
  • German Cross in Gold (15 October 1942)
  • Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 21 June 1943 as Oberleutnant and Flugzeugfuhrer in the 5./Fernaufklarungs-Gruppe 122

    • References

    Helmut Bohlens Wikipedia
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