Helmut Bruck (16 February 1913 – 25 August 2001) was a German pilot during World War II. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves of Nazi Germany. During his career he flew 973 missions.
Awards and decorations Iron Cross (1939) 2nd Class (13 September 1939) & 1st Class (21 May 1940)Thomas 1997, p. 85. German Cross in Gold on 20 October 1942 as Hauptmann in the I./Sturzkampfgeschwader 77Patzwall & Scherzer 2001, p. 63. Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves Knight's Cross on 4 September 1941 as Hauptmann and Staffelkapitän in the 1./Sturzkampfgeschwader 77Fellgiebel 2000, p. 124. Oak Leaves on 19 February 1943 as Hauptmann and Gruppenkommandeur of the I./Sturzkampfgeschwader 77Fellgiebel 2000, p. 58.
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