Helmut Kalbitz

Helmut Kalbitz (3 January 1912 – 23 August 1944) was a highly decorated Major in the Wehrmacht during World War II. He was also a recipient 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 recognize extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership.

Awards and decorations

 * Iron Cross (1939)
 * 2nd Class (10 October 1939)
 * 1st Class (10 June 1940)
 * Wound Badge (1939)
 * in Black (1 March 1940)
 * in Silver (7 October 1943)
 * in Gold (28 December 1943)
 * Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves
 * Knight's Cross on 7 September 1943 as Oberleutnant and chief of the 1./Pionier-Bataillon 125
 * 366th Oak Leaves on 7 January 1944 as Hauptmann and commander of Pionier-Bataillon 31