Benkendorff, Helmut
- Date of birth:
- December 8th, 1910 (Berlin-Pankow/Brandenburg, Germany)
- Date of death:
- November 3rd, 1971 (Berlin/Brandenburg, Germany)
- Nationality:
- German (1933-1945, Third Reich)
Biography
Helmut Benkendorff flew a total of 666 sorties during WWII.
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Eisernes Kreuz 2. Klasse
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Oberfeldwebel (Flight Sergeant)
- Unit:
- Flugzeugführer
- Awarded on:
- July 13th, 1942
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Oberfeldwebel (Flight Sergeant)
- Unit:
- II. Gruppe, Sturzkampfgeschwader 1, Luftwaffe
- Awarded on:
- November 5th, 1942
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Oberfeldwebel (Flight Sergeant)
- Unit:
- Flugzeugführer, II. Gruppe, Schlachtgeschwader 1, Luftwaffe
- Awarded on:
- March 26th, 1944
Sources
- - FELLGIEBEL, W.P., Elite of theThird Reich, Helion & Company Limited, Solihull, 2003.
- OBERMAIER, ERNST, Die Ritterkreuzträger der Luftwaffe, Verlag Dieter Hoffmann, Mainz, 1976.
- PATZWALL, K. & SCHERZER, V., Das Deutsche Kreuz 1941-1945, Verlag Klaus D. Patzwall, Norderstedt, 2001.
- PATZWALL, K. D., Der Ehrenpokal für besondere Leistung im Luftkrieg, Verlag Klaus D. Patzwall, Norderstedt, 2008.
- Luftwaffe Officer Career
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