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Helmut Mahlke

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Years of service
  
1932–45 1956–70

Commands held
  
III./StG 1


Name
  
Helmut Mahlke

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Allegiance
  
Weimar Republic (to 1933)  Nazi Germany (to 1945)  West Germany

Rank
  
Oberstleutnant (Wehrmacht) Generalleutnant (Bundeswehr)

Battles/wars
  
World War II Annexation of the Sudetenland Annexation of the Memel Territory Norwegian Campaign Battle of Britain Invasion of Yugoslavia Battle of Greece Battle of Crete Eastern Front

Died
  
December 26, 1998, Heikendorf, Germany

Awards
  
Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Battles and wars
  
World War II, Norwegian Campaign

Unit
  
German cruiser Koln, Sturzkampfgeschwader 1, Luftflotte 6

Service/branch
  
Reichsmarine, Luftwaffe

Helmut Adalbert Mahlke (27 August 1913 – 26 December 1998) was a German general in the Bundeswehr. During World War II, he served in the Luftwaffe and was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross of Nazi Germany.

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Awards and decorations

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  • Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 16 July 1941 as Hauptmann and Gruppenkommandeur of the III./Sturzkampfgeschwader 1
  • German Cross in Gold on 31 March 1944 as Major im Generalstab (in the General Staff) in Luftflotte 6

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