Helmut Bohlens

Helmut Bohlens
Born	22 September 1914 Hamburg
Died	19 April 1943 (aged 28) over the Mediterranean Sea
Allegiance	Nazi Germany
Service/branch	Luftwaffe
Years of service	?-1943
Rank	Oberleutnant
Unit	Fernaufklärungs-Gruppe 122
Battles/wars	World War II North African Campaign
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Helmut Bohlens (22 September 1914 – 19 April 1943) was a German Luftwaffe reconnaissance pilot and recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross during World War II. The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership. Helmut Bohlens was killed in action on 19 April 1943 over the Mediterranean Sea. He was posthumously awarded the Knight's Cross on 21 June 1943.

Awards

• Flugzeugführerabzeichen
• Iron Cross (1939)
  • 2nd Class
  • 1st Class
• German Cross in Gold (15 October 1942)
• Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 21 June 1943 as Oberleutnant and Flugzeugführer in the 5./Fernaufklärungs-Gruppe 122^[1]

References

Citations

1. Fellgiebel 2000, p. 118.

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 [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.
• Obermaier, Ernst (1989). Die Ritterkreuzträger der Luftwaffe Jagdflieger 1939 – 1945 [The Knight's Cross Bearers of the Luftwaffe Fighter Force 1939 – 1945] (in German). Mainz, Germany: Verlag Dieter Hoffmann. ISBN 978-3-87341-065-7.
• 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

• World War 2 Awards.com
• Ritterkreuztraeger 1939–1945