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Helmut Lent

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German officer and fighter pilot during World War II (1918-1944)

Lived 1918 to 1944 · aged 26
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Helmut Johannes Siegfried Lent was a German night-fighter ace in World War II. Lent shot down 110 aircraft, 102 of them at night. Born into a devoutly religious family, he showed an early passion for glider flying; against his father's wishes, he joined the Luftwaffe in 1936.

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A ZG 76 Bf 110C similar to those flown by Helmut LentA ZG 76 Bf 110C similar to those flown by Helmut LentFormation 1Section 1: 1 Richard Kellett 2 Turner 3 SpeirsSection 2: 4 Kelly 5 Duguid 6 Riddlesworth Formation 2Section 1: 7 Harris 8 Briden 9 BollochSection 2: 10 Ramshaw 11 Grant 12 PurdyFormation 3Section 1: 13 Guthrie 14 Petts 15 McRaeSection 2: 16 Challes 17 Allison 18 LinesFormation 419 Hue-Williams 20 Lemon 21 Wimberley 22 Lewis 23 Thompson 24 Ruse[25]Formation 1Section 1: 1 Richard Kellett 2 Turner 3 SpeirsSection 2: 4 Kelly 5 Duguid 6 Riddlesworth Formation 2Section 1: 7 Harris 8 Briden 9 BollochSection 2: 10 Ramshaw 11 Grant 12 PurdyFormation 3Section 1: 13 Guthrie 14 Petts 15 McRaeSection 2: 16 Challes 17 Allison 18 LinesFormation 419 Hue-Williams 20 Lemon 21 Wimberley 22 Lewis 23 Thompson 24 Ruse[25]Norwegian Gladiator 427 brought down by Lent on 9 April 1940[32]Norwegian Gladiator 427 brought down by Lent on 9 April 1940[32]Lent's Bf 110C ran out of fuel and was forced to land at Oslo/Fornebu airfield on 9 April 1940.[38] A troop-carrying Ju 52 flies over Lent's belly-landed Bf 110.[39]Lent's Bf 110C ran out of fuel and was forced to land at Oslo/Fornebu airfield on 9 April 1940.[38] A troop-carrying Ju 52 flies over Lent's belly-landed Bf 110.[39]Lent (third from right) in a Nazi propaganda photograph, summer 1942, FranceLent (third from right) in a Nazi propaganda photograph, summer 1942, FranceHermann Göring speaking at Lent's funeral[67]Hermann Göring speaking at Lent's funeral[67]Lent's grave at the Garrison Cemetery (Garnisonsfriedhof) in StadeLent's grave at the Garrison Cemetery (Garnisonsfriedhof) in Stade

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Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves, Swords and Diamonds
German Cross in Gold

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Albrecht BrandiAlso won Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves, Swords and DiamondsAdelbert SchulzAlso won Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves, Swords and DiamondsHermann-Bernhard RamckeAlso won Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves, Swords and DiamondsKarl MaussAlso won Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves, Swords and DiamondsHeinz-Wolfgang SchnauferAlso won Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves, Swords and DiamondsGordon GollobAlso won Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves, Swords and Diamonds

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Helmut Johannes Siegfried Lent was a German night-fighter ace in World War II. Lent shot down 110 aircraft, 102 of them at night. Born into a devoutly religious family, he showed an early passion for glider flying; against his father's wishes, he joined the Luftwaffe in 1936. After completing his training, he was assigned to the 1. Squadron, or Staffel, of Zerstörergeschwader 76 (ZG 76), a wing flying the Messerschmitt Bf 110 twin-engine heavy fighter. Lent claimed his first aerial victories at the outset of World War II in the invasion of Poland and over the North Sea. During the invasion of Norway he flew ground support missions before he was transferred to the newly established Nachtjagdgeschwader 1 (NJG 1), a night-fighter wing.

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