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Lent, Helmuth (Nachtjagdgeschwader 3)
- Date of birth:
- June 13th, 1918 (Pyrehne-Landsberg/Brandenburg, Germany)
- Date of death:
- October 7th, 1944 (Paderborn, Germany)
- Nationality:
- German (1933-1945, Third Reich)
Biography
Helmut Lent achieved 105 night victories (among which were 61 four engined bombers) and 8 daytime victories in 396 Nachtjagd and 111 Zerstörer sorties.
Promotions:
1 April 1936: Fahnenjunker
1 April 1937: Fähnrich
1 February 1938: Oberfähnrich
1 March 1938: Leutnant
1 July 1940: Oberleutnant
1 January 1942: Hauptmann
1 January 1943: Major
1 March 1944: Oberstleutnant
Posthumously: Oberst
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Eisernes Kreuz 2. Klasse
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Awarded on:
- September 21st, 1939
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Awarded on:
- October 10th, 1939
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Awarded on:
- July 15th, 1941
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Oberleutnant (Flying Officer)
- Unit:
- Staffelkapitän 6. / Nachtjagdgeschwader 1
- Awarded on:
- August 30th, 1941
303rd Award.
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Awarded on:
- November 10th, 1941
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Awarded on:
- January 28th, 1942
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Hauptmann (Captain)
- Unit:
- II. / Nachtjagdgeschwader 2
- Awarded on:
- April 9th, 1942
Awarding 3/44 directly by the Führer and Oberbefehlshaber der Wehrmacht.
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Awarded on:
- May 16th, 1942
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Hauptmann (Flight Lieutenant)
- Unit:
- Kommandeur II. / Nachtjagdgeschwader 2
- Awarded on:
- June 6th, 1942
98th Award.
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Awarded on:
- June 21st, 1942
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Major (Squadron Leader)
- Unit:
- Kommandeur IV. / Nachtjagdgeschwader 1
- Awarded on:
- August 2nd, 1943
Awarded after 66 night victories.
32nd Award.
32nd Award.
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Awarded on:
- June 18th, 1944
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Oberstleutnant (Wing Commander)
- Unit:
- Kommandeur, Nachtjagdgeschwader 3
- Awarded on:
- July 31st, 1944
Awarded after 100 night victories.
15th Award.
15th Award.
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Awarded on:
- October 11th, 1944
Geschwaderkommodore Oberstleutnant Helmut Lent, recipient of the highest German medal of bravery, found a flier's death. With him the Luftwaffe loses their most successful night fighter, who in combat against the British nocturnal terror attacks achieved 102 aerial victories.
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Hauptmann (Captain)
- Unit:
- II. Gruppe, Nachtjagdgeschwader 2
Proposed on February 20th, 1942
- Awarded on:
- November 15th, 1937
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Awarded on:
- January 30th, 1941
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Awarded on:
- July 14th, 1941
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Awarded on:
- December 22nd, 1943
Sources
- Photo 1: Willi Schumacher Collection
- - FELLGIEBEL, W.P., Elite of theThird Reich, Helion & Company Limited, Solihull, 2003.
- OBERMAIER, E., Die Ritterkreuzträger der Luftwaffe, Hoffmann, 1989.
- PATZWALL, K. & SCHERZER, V., Das Deutsche Kreuz 1941-1945, Verlag Klaus D. Patzwall, Norderstedt, 2001.
- Die Ordensträger der Deutschen Wehrmacht (CD), VMD-Verlag GmbH, Osnabrück, 2002
- Kwasny A., Kwasny G., Die Eichenlaubträger 1940-1945 (CD), Deutsches Wehrkundearchiv, Lage-Waddenhausen, 2001
- Vorschlagsliste Nr. 1, Antrag auf Verleihung des Bildes des Herrn Reichsmarschall im Silberrahmen, 20.2.1942
- Ritterkreuz Archiv III/2010, Veit Scherzer, Ranis, September 2010, ISSN 1866-4709
- Lexikon der Wehrmacht
- Ritterkreuztraeger 1939 - 1945
- Aces of the Luftwaffe
- Wehrmacht Awards
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