Köster, Helmut (Stuka-Geschwader 2)
- Date of birth:
- October 6th, 1921 (Soest/Westphalia, Germany)
- Date of death:
- August 8th, 1944 (Szászrégen (Reghin)/Maros-Torda, Kingdom of Hungary)
- Buried on:
- German War Cemetery Jassy / Iasi
Grave: UNK. - Nationality:
- German
Biography
08.08.1944: Feldwebel, killed during Fw 190 training when his Fw 190F-8 Werknummer 931.880 coded "Weisse N"collided with another Fw 190, piloted by Feldwebel Alfred Ebeling (bailed safely), and crashed near Sächsisch-Regen Hungary.
700 missions in the Ju 87
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Flugzeugführerabzeichen
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Awarded on:
- May 21st, 1941
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Awarded on:
- October 13th, 1942
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Awarded on:
- October 30th, 1942
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Awarded on:
- November 6th, 1942
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Awarded on:
- December 21st, 1942
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Awarded on:
- December 31st, 1942
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Unteroffizier
- Unit:
- Flugzeugführer
- Awarded on:
- March 22nd, 1943
According to the soldbuch the awarding date is 12-3-1943.
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Unteroffizier
- Unit:
- I. Gruppe, Stuka-Geschwader 2
- Awarded on:
- April 28th, 1943
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Awarded on:
- July 13th, 1943
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Feldwebel (Sergeant)
- Unit:
- Flugzeugführer, I. Gruppe, Schlachtgeschwader 2 "Immelmann"
- Awarded on:
- August 8th, 1944
Awarded posthumously.
Sources
- Photo 1:
- - 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.
- Soldbuch via auction 75 at andreas-thies.de
- Helmut Köster | Gräbersuche-Online
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