Helmut Viedebantt

Helmut Viedebantt
Born	23 December 1918 Bonn
Died	1 May 1945 (aged 26) near Wusterhausen
Allegiance	Nazi Germany
Service/branch	Luftwaffe
Rank	Major
Unit	ZG 1, SKG 10, SG 10
Commands held	II./ZG 1, SG 10, III./KG 200
Battles/wars	World War II
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Helmut Viedebantt (23 December 1918 – 1 May 1945) was a Luftwaffe flying ace of World War II. He was also 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. Viedebantt was credited with 23 aerial victories.

Awards

• Ehrenpokal der Luftwaffe (19 October 1942)^[1]
• Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 30 December 1942 as Oberleutnant and Staffelkapitän in the II./ZG 1^[2]

References

Citations

1. Obermaier 1989, p. 218.
2. Fellgiebel 2000, p. 430.

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 Militaer-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-938845-17-2.
• Smith, Nigel and Foreman, John (1995). Tirpitz: The Halifax Raids. Walton on Thames: Air Research Publications. ISBN 978-1-871187-27-4.