Helmut Corts
Helmut Corts | |
|---|---|
| Born | 22 February 1920 Osnabrück |
| Died | 10 March 2000 (aged 80) Koblenz |
| Allegiance |  Nazi Germany (to 1945) West Germany |
| Service |  Luftwaffe (Wehrmacht)Bundesgrenzschutz (Bundeswehr)  Luftwaffe (Bundeswehr) |
| Years of service | 1937-45 1951-79 |
| Rank | Hauptmann (Wehrmacht) Oberst (Bundeswehr) |
| Unit | Flak-Regiment 64 (mot.) |
| Battles / wars | World War II |
| Awards | Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross |
Helmut Corts (22 February 1920 – 10 March 2000) was a highly decorated Hauptmann in the Luftwaffe during World War II. He was also a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross. The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership. Helmut Corts was captured by Soviet troops May 1945 and escaped from captivity later that month. In 1951 he joined the Bundesgrenzschutz (Federal Border Guards) and later the Bundeswehr. He retired in 1979 with the rank of Oberst.
Awards
- Iron Cross (1939)
- 2nd Class
- 1st Class
- Wound Badge (1939)
- in Black
- in Silver
- Anti-Aircraft Flak Battle Badge
- Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 20 June 1940 as Oberleutnant and Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 2./Flak-Regiment 64 (mot.)[1]
References
Citations
- ^ Fellgiebel 2000, p. 131.
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) - Obermaier, Ernst (1989). Die Ritterkreuzträger der Luftwaffe Jagdflieger 1939 – 1945 (in German). Mainz, Germany: Verlag Dieter Hoffmann. ISBN 978-3-87341-065-7.
{{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.
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External links
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