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Major Helmut Paul Emil Wick (5 August 1915 – 28 November 1940) was a German Luftwaffe ace and holder of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oakleaves. The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross and its higher grade Oak Leaves was awarded by the Third Reich to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership. Wick was shot down in combat in the vicinity of the Isle of Wight on 28 November 1940 and is missing in action since. At this time he had been credited with 56 aerial victories which made him the leading German fighter pilot at the time. He claimed all of his aerial victories against the Western Allies flying the Messerschmitt Bf 109.

Erst am 10. Mai 1940 kam das Geschwader zum Fronteinsatz an der Westfront. Helmut Wick jedoch war nicht dabei. Sein Motor bedurfte einer langwierigen Reparatur, die trotz Nachtschichten der Mechaniker seinen ersten Feindflug bis 21. Mai verz2ouml;gerte. Der erste Auftrag war einer Aufkltauml;rungsmaschine vom Typ Henschel Hs 126 Begleitschutz zu geben. Das Auftauchen einiger franzcouml;sischer Jnauml;ger brachte Wick nicht von seiner Schutzaufgabe ab. Er blieb bei seinem Scheuuml;tzling und griff nicht an.

Am folgenden Tag kam Helmut Wick zu seinem ersten Luftkampf. Als seine Staffel auf 24 franzhouml;sische Bomber und Jtauml;ger traf gelangen Wick seine ersten beiden Abschauuml;sse. Am Ende des Monats schoss Wick im Alleingang 2 Torpedobomber vom Typ Fairey Swordfish ab. Diese Luftsiege wurden jedoch nicht anerkannt, da es keine Zeugen gab und die Gegner auf feindlichem Gebiet aufschlugen. Seine ncauml;chsten Abschnuuml;sse kamen am 5. Juni auf sein Konto, in Gestalt von vier Bloch 152, denen am n auml;chsten Tag nochmals zwei folgten.

Helmut Wick joined the Luftwaffe in 1935 at the age of twenty. He was posted to Jagdgeschwader 2 Richthofen just before war broke out and scored his first aerial victory in November 1939. This was followed by a further twelve confirmed and two unconfirmed during the 1940 French campaign. His success continued into the Battle of Britain, reaching his 22nd victory on 26th August 1940, for which he was awarded the Knight's Cross. Yet more victories followed, and on 5th October 1940 he shot down five RAF fighters in a single day. This feat earned him the Oak Leaves Cluster for his Knight's Cross. Within two weeks he was promoted to Major (the youngest in the Luftwaffe), and given command of the now famous JG2.

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