Waldecker, Helmut

Date of birth:: September 3rd, 1914 (Heidelberg, German Empire)
Date of death:: April 25th, 1966
Nationality:: German

Biography

Flew a total of 148 combat missions in the west.

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Flugzeugbeobachterabzeichen

Unit:: Fliegerwaffenschule (See) Parow, Kriegsmarine
Awarded on:: 1937

Flugzeugführerabzeichen

Period:: Second World War (1939-1945)
Unit:: Flugzeugführerschule A/B 10, Luftwaffe
Awarded on:: 1942

Luftwaffe Ehrenpokale für besondere Leistungen im Luftkrieg

Period:: Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:: Hauptmann (Flight Lieutenant)
Awarded on:: April 2nd, 1942

Deutsches Kreuz in Gold

Period:: Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:: Hauptmann (Flight Lieutenant)
Unit:: 3./Kampfgeschwader 6, Luftwaffe
Awarded on:: August 31st, 1943

Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes

Period:: Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:: Hauptmann (Flight Lieutenant)
Unit:: I./Kampfgeschwader 6, Luftwaffe
Awarded on:: November 22nd, 1943

Awarded for his successes in aerial reconnaissance, anti-shipping operations (where he and his crew sank or damaged several ships) and pathfinding/illumination missions.

Eisernes Kreuz 1. Klasse

Period:: Second World War (1939-1945)

Eisernes Kreuz 2. Klasse

Period:: Second World War (1939-1945)

Sources

- URBANKE, AXEL & KAISER, JOCHEN, Die Ritterkreuzträger der Kampfflieger, Luftfahrtverlag-Start, 2011.
- Luftwaffe Officer Career Summaries
- Ritterkreuzträger - Die Träger des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939 - 1945
- Die Ordensträger der Deutschen Wehrmacht