Years of service 1937-45
1951-79 | Name Helmut Corts | |
Allegiance Nazi Germany (to 1945)
West Germany Service/branch Luftwaffe (Wehrmacht)
Bundesgrenzschutz (Bundeswehr)
Luftwaffe (Bundeswehr) Rank Hauptmann (Wehrmacht)
Oberst (Bundeswehr) Unit Flak-Regiment 64 (mot.) Battles/wars World War II
Battle of France
Battle of Greece
Defence of the Reich Died March 10, 2000, Koblenz, Germany Awards Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross Battles and wars Battle of France, Battle of Greece, Defence of the Reich, World War II | ||
Helmut Corts (22 February 1920 – 10 March 2000) was a highly decorated Hauptmann in the Luftwaffe during World War II. He was also 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 Corts was captured by Soviet troops May 1945 and escaped from captivity later that month. In 1951 he joined the Bundesgrenzschutz (Federal Border Guards) and later the Bundeswehr. He retired in 1979 with the rank of Oberst.
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