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Helmut Viedebantt
Bundesarchiv Bild 183-J73257, Helmut Viedebantt
Born (1918-12-23)23 December 1918
Died 1 May 1945(1945-05-01) (aged 26)
Place of birth Bonn
Place of death near Wusterhausen
Allegiance Flag of German Reich (1935–1945) Nazi Germany
Service/branch Balkenkreuz 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 language: 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.

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Citations
  1. Obermaier 1989, p. 218.
  2. Fellgiebel 2000, p. 430.
Bibliography
  • Fellgiebel, Walther-Peer (2000). Die Träger des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939-1945. Friedburg, Germany: Podzun-Pallas. ISBN 3-7909-0284-5.
  • Obermaier, Ernst (1989). Die Ritterkreuzträger der Luftwaffe Jagdflieger 1939 - 1945 (in German). Mainz, Germany: Verlag Dieter Hoffmann. ISBN 3-87341-065-6.
  • Scherzer, Veit (2007). Die Ritterkreuzträger 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 (in German). Jena, Germany: Scherzers Miltaer-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.

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Military offices
Preceded by
Major Heinz Schumann
Commander of Schlachtgeschwader 10
December 1943 – July 1944
Succeeded by
Oberstleutnant Ewald Janssen
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