Helmut Mahlke

Helmut Mahlke
Helmut Mahlke
	Mahlke aboard Bayern in 1966
Born	27 August 1913; Berlin
Died	26 December 1998 (aged 85); Heikendorf
Allegiance	Weimar Republic (to 1933); Nazi Germany (to 1945) ; West Germany
Branch	Reichsmarine; Luftwaffe; German Air Force
Service years	1932–45; 1956–70
Rank	Oberstleutnant (Wehrmacht); Generalleutnant (Bundeswehr)
Unit	cruiser Köln; StG 1; Luftflotte 6
Commands	III./StG 1
Conflicts	See battles World War II Annexation of the Sudetenland; Annexation of the Memel Territory; Norwegian Campaign; Battle of Britain; Invasion of Yugoslavia; Battle of Greece; Battle of Crete; Eastern Front;
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Helmut Adalbert Mahlke (27 August 1913 – 26 December 1998) was a highly decorated Oberstleutnant in the Luftwaffe during World War II, and a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross, the highest award in the military and paramilitary forces of Nazi Germany during World War II.