Helmut Bastian

Helmut Bastian
Born	17 November 1916 Kiel
Died	7 March 1996 (aged 79) Bremen
Allegiance	Nazi Germany
Service/branch	Kriegsmarine
Years of service	1936–45
Rank	Kapitänleutnant
Unit	SSS Gorch Fock cruiser Emden torpedo boat Leopard destroyer Wilhelm Heidkamp destroyer Bruno Heinemann
Commands held	torpedo boat Möwe leader of a Sprengbootflottille (Kleinkamfpverband)
Battles/wars	World War II
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross
Other work	Ship-owner

Helmut Max Werner Bastian (17 November 1916 – 7 March 1996) was a Kapitänleutnant with the Kriegsmarine 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. As commander of the torpedo boat Möwe he was involved in the sinking of the Norwegian destroyer HNoMS Svenner on 6 June 1944.

Helmut Bastian was the son of Admiral Max Bastian. Admiral Bastian was the president of the Reichskriegsgericht (RKG—Reich Military Court) from 12 September 1939 to 31 October 1944.

Awards

• Iron Cross (1939)
  • 2nd Class (6 November 1939)^[1]
  • 1st Class (6 September 1943)^[1]
• Destroyer War Badge (10 November 1940)^[1]
• German Cross in Gold on 9 June 1944 as Kapitänleutnant on Torpedoboot Möwe in the 5. Torpedobootflottille^[2]
• Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 3 November 1944 as Kapitänleutnant and leader of a Sprengbootflottille (Kleinkampfverband)^{[3][Note 1]}

Notes

1. According to Scherzer as chief of the Kleinkampfflottille 211.^[4]

References

Citations

1. Dörr 1995, p. 24.
2. Patzwall & Scherzer 2001, p. 26.
3. Fellgiebel 2000, p. 123.
4. Scherzer 2007, p. 204.

Bibliography

• Dörr, Manfred (1995). Die Ritterkreuzträger der Überwasserstreitkräfte der Kriegsmarine—Band 1: A–K [The Knight's Cross Bearers of the Surface Forces of the Navy—Volume 1: A–K] (in German). Osnabrück, Germany: Biblio Verlag. ISBN 978-3-7648-2453-2.
• Fellgiebel, Walther-Peer (2000) [1986]. Die Träger des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939–1945 — Die Inhaber der höchsten Auszeichnung des Zweiten Weltkrieges aller Wehrmachtteile [The Bearers of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross 1939–1945 — The Owners of the Highest Award of the Second World War of all Wehrmacht Branches] (in German). Friedberg, Germany: Podzun-Pallas. ISBN 978-3-7909-0284-6.
• Patzwall, Klaus D.; Scherzer, Veit (2001). Das Deutsche Kreuz 1941 – 1945 Geschichte und Inhaber Band II [The German Cross 1941 – 1945 History and Recipients Volume 2] (in German). Norderstedt, Germany: Verlag Klaus D. Patzwall. ISBN 978-3-931533-45-8.
• Huß, Jürgen; Viohl, Armin (2003). Die Ritterkreuzträger des Eisernen Kreuzes der preußischen Provinz Schleswig-Holstein und der Freien und Hansestadt Lübeck 1939–1945 [The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross Bearers of the Prussian Province of Schleswig-Holstein and the Free and Hanseatic City of Lübeck 1939–1945] (in German). Zweibrücken, Germany: VDM Heinz Nickel. ISBN 978-3-925480-79-9.
• Range, Clemens (1974). Die Ritterkreuzträger der Kriegsmarine [The Knight's Cross Bearers of the Navy]. Stuttgart, Germany: Motorbuch Verlag. ISBN 978-3-87943-355-1.
• 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 [The Knight's Cross Bearers 1939–1945 The Holders of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross 1939 by Army, Air Force, Navy, Waffen-SS, Volkssturm and Allied Forces with Germany According to the Documents of the Federal Archives] (in German). Jena, Germany: Scherzers Miltaer-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-938845-17-2.

External links

• "Helmut Bastian". Ritterkreuzträger 1939–45 (in German). Retrieved 27 May 2013.
• "Helmut Bastian". Lexikon der Wehrmacht (in German). Retrieved 27 May 2013.
• "Helmut Bastian". World War 2 Awards.com. Retrieved 27 May 2013.
• "Helmut Bastian (German Shipping Company)". CRW Flags. Retrieved 27 May 2013.
• "Reederei Helmut Bastian". Bremer Schifffahrtsgeschichte (in German). Retrieved 27 May 2013.