Helmut Wagner (Fallschirmjäger)
Helmut Wagner | |
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| Born | August 18, 1915 Köslin, Pomerania |
| Died | June 7, 1944 (aged 28) |
| Allegiance |  Nazi Germany |
| Service | Luftwaffe |
| Years of service | –1944 |
| Rank | Oberleutnant |
| Unit | 6th Fallschirmjäger Regiment |
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Helmut Wagner (August 18, 1915 in Köslin, Pomerania - June 7, 1944).[2][3] was a Luftwaffe officer during World War II, and 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. He was killed in action near St. Come-du-Mont, Normandy.
Awards
- Iron Cross (1939)
- Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 24 January 1942 as Leutnant and Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 6./Fallschirmjäger-Regiment 1[5][6]
References
Citations
- ^ http://fallschirmjager.tumblr.com/post/3976584633/helmut-wagner-born-on-august-18-1915-in-koslin
- ^ http://www.fjr6.net/wagner.html
- ^ Elite of the Third Reich: The Recipients of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross, 1939–45, p. 352, at Google Books
- ^ a b Thomas & Wegmann 1986, p. 346.
- ^ Scherzer 2007, p. 764.
- ^ Fellgiebel 2000, p. 434.
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 (in German). Friedberg, Germany: Podzun-Pallas. ISBN 978-3-7909-0284-6.
{{cite book}}: Unknown parameter|trans_title=ignored (|trans-title=suggested) (help) - 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 (in German). Jena, Germany: Scherzers Miltaer-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-938845-17-2.
{{cite book}}: Unknown parameter|trans_title=ignored (|trans-title=suggested) (help) - Thomas, Franz; Wegmann, Günter (1986). Die Ritterkreuzträger der Deutschen Wehrmacht 1939–1945 Teil II: Fallschirmjäger (in German). Osnabrück, Germany: Biblio-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-7648-1461-8.
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