Helmut Lipfert
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| Helmut Lipfert | |
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| 6 August 1916 – 10 August 1990 (aged 74) | |
 Helmut Lipfert |
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| Place of birth | Lippelsdorf, Saxe-Meiningen |
| Place of death | Einbeck |
| Allegiance |  Nazi Germany |
| Service/branch | Heer (1937 – 1941) Luftwaffe (1941 – 1945) |
| Years of service | 1937-1945 |
| Rank | Hauptmann |
| Unit | JG 52, JG 53 |
| Commands held | I./JG 53 |
| Battles/wars | World War II |
| Awards | Knight's Cross with Oak Leaves |
| Other work | school teacher |
Helmut Lipfert (6 August 1916 – 10 August 1990) was a German Luftwaffe fighter ace and recipient of Knight's Cross with Oak Leaves. Lipfert was credited with 203 victories achieved in over 700 combat missions. All his victories were claimed over the Eastern front and included two four-engine bombers and 39 Ilyushin Il-2 ground-attack aircraft.
[edit] Awards
- Iron Cross 2. and 1. class
- Ehrenpokal der Luftwaffe (14 November 1943)
- German Cross in Gold (28 January 1944)
- Knight's Cross with Oak Leaves
- Knight's Cross (5 April 1944)
- 837. Oak Leaves (17 April 1945)
[edit] References
- Fellgiebel, Walther-Peer. Die Träger des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939-1945. Friedburg, Germany: Podzun-Pallas, 2000. ISBN 3-7909-0284-5.
- Lipfert, Helmut and Girbig, Werner. The War Diary of Hauptmann Helmut Lipfert – JG 52 on the Russian Front 1943-1945. Schiffer Military History, 1993. ISBN 0-88740-446-4.
- Patzwall, Klaus D. and Scherzer, Veit. Das Deutsche Kreuz 1941 - 1945 Geschichte und Inhaber Band II. Norderstedt, Germany: Verlag Klaus D. Patzwall, 2001. ISBN 3-931533-45-X.
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