Helmut Viedebantt
| Helmut Viedebantt | |
|---|---|
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| Born |
23 December 1918 Bonn |
| Died |
1 May 1945 (aged 26) near Wusterhausen |
| Allegiance |
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| Service/branch |
 Luftwaffe |
| Rank | Major |
| Unit | ZG 1, SKG 10, SG 10 |
| Commands held | II./ZG 1, SG 10, III./KG 200 |
| Battles/wars | World War II |
| Awards | Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross |
Helmut Viedebantt (23 December 1918 – 1 May 1945) was a Luftwaffe flying ace of World War II. He was also a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross (German: Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes). The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership. Viedebantt was credited with 23 aerial victories.
Awards
- Ehrenpokal der Luftwaffe (19 October 1942)[1]
- Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 30 December 1942 as Oberleutnant and Staffelkapitän in the II./ZG 1[2]
References
- Citations
- Bibliography
- Fellgiebel, Walther-Peer (2000). 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 (1989). Die Ritterkreuzträger der Luftwaffe Jagdflieger 1939 – 1945 [The Knight's Cross Bearers of the Luftwaffe Fighter Force 1941 – 1945] (in German). Mainz, Germany: Verlag Dieter Hoffmann. ISBN 978-3-87341-065-7.
- 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 Miltaer-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-938845-17-2.
- Smith, Nigel and Foreman, John (1995). Tirpitz: The Halifax Raids. Walton on Thames: Air Research Publications. ISBN 978-1-871187-27-4.
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| Preceded by Major Heinz Schumann |
Commander of Schlachtgeschwader 10 December 1943 – July 1944 |
Succeeded by Oberstleutnant Ewald Janssen |
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