# Helmut Mahlke

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

## Awards and decorations

- [Front Flying Clasp of the Luftwaffe](/source/Front_Flying_Clasp_of_the_Luftwaffe) in Gold
- [Iron Cross](/source/Iron_Cross) (1939) - 2nd Class (16 April 1940) - 1st Class (21 June 1940)
- [Wound Badge](/source/Wound_Badge) (1939) in Silver
- [Eastern Front Medal](/source/Eastern_Front_Medal) (15 June 1942)
- [Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross](/source/Knight's_Cross_of_the_Iron_Cross) on 16 July 1941 as *[Hauptmann](/source/Hauptmann)* and *[Gruppenkommandeur](/source/Gruppenkommandeur)* of the III./*Sturzkampfgeschwader* 1[1][2]
- [German Cross](/source/German_Cross) in Gold on 31 March 1944 as *[Major](/source/Major_(Germany)) im Generalstab* (in the [General Staff](/source/General_Staff)) in *Luftflotte* 6[3]

## Works

- Mahlke, Helmut (1993), *Stuka Angriff: Sturzflug*, Mittler Verlag, ISBN 978-3-8132-0425-4.

## References

### Citations

1. Fellgiebel 2000, p. 246.

1. Scherzer 2007, p. 524.

1. Patzwall & Scherzer 2001, p. 291.

### Bibliography

- Fellgiebel, Walther-Peer (2000 [1986]). *Die Träger des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939–1945 — Die Inhaber der höchsten Auszeichnung des Zweiten Weltkrieges aller Wehrmachtteile* [The Bearers of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross 1939–1945 — The Owners of the Highest Award of the Second World War of all Wehrmacht Branches] (in German). Friedberg, Germany: Podzun-Pallas. ISBN 978-3-7909-0284-6.
- Obermaier, Ernst (1976). *Die Ritterkreuzträger der Luftwaffe 1939–1945 Band II Stuka- und Schlachtflieger* [The Knight's Cross Bearers of the Luftwaffe 1939–1945 Volume II Dive Bomber and Attack Aircraft] (in German). Mainz, Germany: Verlag Dieter Hoffmann. ISBN 978-3-87341-021-3.
- Patzwall, Klaus D. & Scherzer, Veit (2001). *Das Deutsche Kreuz 1941 – 1945 Geschichte und Inhaber Band II* [The German Cross 1941 – 1945 History and Recipients Volume 2] (in German). Norderstedt, Germany: Verlag Klaus D. Patzwall. ISBN 978-3-931533-45-8.
- Scherzer, Veit (2007). *Die Ritterkreuzträger 1939–1945 Die Inhaber des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939 von Heer, Luftwaffe, Kriegsmarine, Waffen-SS, Volkssturm sowie mit Deutschland verbündeter Streitkräfte nach den Unterlagen des Bundesarchives* [The Knight's Cross Bearers 1939–1945 The Holders of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross 1939 by Army, Air Force, Navy, Waffen-SS, Volkssturm and Allied Forces with Germany According to the Documents of the Federal Archives] (in German). Jena, Germany: Scherzers Militaer-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-938845-17-2.

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