About: dbkwik:resource/1Ag9noUAFqyArqNIAZ4Fwg==

Property	Value
rdf:type	Military Person
rdfs:label	Helmut Leicht
rdfs:comment	Helmut Leicht (2 November 1916 – 26 June 1944) was a highly decorated Major in the Luftwaffe during World War II, and one of only 882 recipients of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves. The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross and its higher grade Oak Leaves was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership. Helmut Leicht was listed as missing in action as of 26 June 1944 after a flight near Vitebsk, Belarus. He was posthumously awarded the Oak Leaves to his Knight's Cross on 24 October 1944. During his career he flew 900 flights.
owl:sameAs	dbr:Helmut_Leicht
Unit	Sturzkampfgeschwader 77 Schlachtgeschwader 10
dcterms:subject	dbkwik:resource/2ZZIQpILEMYgtWbyydcl3A== dbkwik:resource/EoWjU66CgvqAeP3TT5LbPQ== dbkwik:resource/HobYd5uoFMClGz2o6_VvZQ== dbkwik:resource/KJNXsW-kcPmXILol8jla1Q== dbkwik:resource/OjWeEnawTrrTQVTmwu9nEA== dbkwik:resource/UhGqM6f4DYIfd0Yei6j19w== dbkwik:resource/my-rzf9P9UbBKMTX8jvDgA== dbkwik:resource/2j0no9bALqQrSJTzpJGSkQ== dbkwik:resource/W2CIgAr1v9maepef2ocYcw== dbkwik:resource/w08Bw86976thuGFrpWpLwQ== dbkwik:resource/5s3Ux4532ZH2jw2_nfB0OA==
dbkwik:military/property/wikiPageUsesTemplate	dbkwik:resource/AaGpNMKXeCEx6k1ovZIRVg== dbkwik:resource/RbB4uKNz4yIbPPSpfAV6uA== dbkwik:resource/fB3SulyNiXaBR_X-mBqaVQ== dbkwik:resource/i41Rp2Lc9vpkWHNfM2gCjg== dbkwik:resource/pTEKXoXwy_QJD-cbbKl3EQ== dbkwik:resource/wkzOAZmisP6h9cGhjC4XKA== dbkwik:resource/CtbfVERA8rrkkb3qmAFx5A== dbkwik:resource/sgy-37hYEWSi0ff69o00Qg== dbkwik:resource/0R7BEN8GZb7OVEgu-SAOPQ== dbkwik:resource/EIp3htN-hGimfGRAu8kkwA== dbkwik:resource/hbsoXICGUh1cwpIhMaKGpQ== dbkwik:resource/H4DZDN3xV_foQkmm47nhuw== dbkwik:resource/-g3BKFe3Ur-NzKjoaXzFQA==
serviceyears	1936
Birth Date	1916-11-02
Commands	II./Sturzkampfgeschwader 77 III./Schlachtgeschwader 10
Branch	Luftwaffe
death place	Vitebsk
Name	Helmut Leicht
Birth Place	Ludwigsburg
Title	Commander of Sturzkampfgeschwader 77
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross
Rank	Major
Allegiance	Nazi Germany
Battles	World War II *Invasion of Poland *Battle of Belgium *Battle of France *Battle of Britain *Operation Barbarossa *Siege of Sevastopol (1941-1942) *Battle of Stalingrad *Battle of Kursk *Operation Bagration *Vitebsk–Orsha Offensive
Before	Major Kurt Huhn
Years	--04-01
After	None
abstract	Helmut Leicht (2 November 1916 – 26 June 1944) was a highly decorated Major in the Luftwaffe during World War II, and one of only 882 recipients of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves. The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross and its higher grade Oak Leaves was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership. Helmut Leicht was listed as missing in action as of 26 June 1944 after a flight near Vitebsk, Belarus. He was posthumously awarded the Oak Leaves to his Knight's Cross on 24 October 1944. During his career he flew 900 flights.