Joachim Helbig was a German bomber pilot during World War II. He joined the Luftwaffe in 1936, and served almost all of his career with Demonstration Wing 1. With his unit, he participated in the Invasion of Poland, the Norwegian Campaign, the Battles of the Netherlands, Belgium, France and Britain in 1939-40.
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Alfred DruschelAlso won Combined Pilot-Observer BadgeHelmut DörnerAlso won Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves and Swords
Walter GornAlso won Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves and Swords
Joseph VuilleminAlso won Combined Pilot-Observer Badge
Hellmuth FelmyAlso won Combined Pilot-Observer Badge
Johannes MayerAlso won Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves and SwordsAbout this person
Joachim Helbig was a German bomber pilot during World War II. He joined the Luftwaffe in 1936, and served almost all of his career with Demonstration Wing 1. With his unit, he participated in the Invasion of Poland, the Norwegian Campaign, the Battles of the Netherlands, Belgium, France and Britain in 1939-40. For his contributions in these campaigns, Helbig received the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross in late 1940. He was then transferred to the Mediterranean theatre where he bombed Malta, the British Mediterranean Fleet and flew in support of the Afrika Korps. Helbig received the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves and Swords in late 1942 for the support of Field Marshal Erwin Rommel's 1942 summer offensive.
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