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Helmut Wick

1915 - 1940

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Helmut Paul Emil Wick (5 August 1915 – 28 November 1940) was a German flying ace of World War II. He was a wing commander in the Luftwaffe (air force) of Nazi Germany, and the fourth recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves, the nation's highest military decoration at the time. Born in Mannheim, Wick joined the Luftwaffe in 1936 and was trained as a fighter pilot. He was assigned to Jagdgeschwader 2 "Richthofen" (JG 2—2nd Fighter Wing), and saw combat in the Battles of France and Britain. In October 1940, he was given the position of wing commander of JG 2—the youngest in the Luftwaffe to hold this position. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Helmut Wick is the 40th most popular pilot (down from 37th in 2019), the 4,218th most popular biography from Germany (down from 3,847th in 2019) and the 5th most popular German Pilot.

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Among PILOTS

Among pilots, Helmut Wick ranks 40 out of 71. Before him are Pyotr Nesterov, Blanche Stuart Scott, Ahmet Ali Çelikten, Jadwiga Piłsudska, Jean Mermoz, and Olga Sanfirova. After him are Bessie Coleman, Polina Osipenko, Steponas Darius, Gotthard Handrick, Nikolai Gastello, and Jacqueline Auriol.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1915, Helmut Wick ranks 172. Before him are Kurt Aland, Ken Aston, Joseph Arthur Ankrah, Elio Toaff, Raquel Rastenni, and M. F. Husain. After him are Josef Zeman, Dario Mangiarotti, Taheyya Kariokka, Mario Echandi Jiménez, John C. Lilly, and Johannes Kotkas. Among people deceased in 1940, Helmut Wick ranks 129. Before him are Tom Mix, Ljubomir Davidović, Mato Kósyk, Kamal-ol-molk, Nikolai Vissarionovich Nekrasov, and Jay O'Brien. After him are Pierre Weiss, Pierre Marie, Phoebus Levene, Robert Emden, Mary Anderson, and Sam Eyde.

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In Germany

Among people born in Germany, Helmut Wick ranks 4,220 out of 7,253. Before him are Gustav Mie (1868), Albert Renger-Patzsch (1897), Paul Pietsch (1911), Hans Leonhard Schäufelein (1480), Hermann, Prince of Wied (1814), and Princess Frederica of Hanover (1848). After him are Ruth Westheimer (1928), Robert Spaemann (1927), Mathieu Carrière (1950), Paul Schmidt (1899), Wilhelm Emmanuel von Ketteler (1811), and Henriette Herz (1764).

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Among PILOTS In Germany

Among pilots born in Germany, Helmut Wick ranks 5. Before him are Adolf Galland (1912), Ernst Udet (1896), Hermann Graf (1912), and Mathias Rust (1968). After him are Gotthard Handrick (1908).

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