Helmut Mertens, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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German fighter ace and Knight’s Cross recipient
Date of Birth: 11-Nov-1917
Place of Birth: Essen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
Date of Death: 17-Jan-1984
Zodiac Sign: Scorpio 
About Helmut Mertens
- Helmut Mertens (also known as "Pitt") (11 November 1917 – 17 January 1984) was a German fighter ace of World War II.
- He was born in Essen and served in the Luftwaffe as a career fighter pilot who served in the Battle of France, Battle of Britain, the invasion of Russia Operation Barbarossa and on the Western Front in the Defence of the Reich.
- His victory tally as a fighter pilot is reported as high as ninety-seven or as few as fifty-four aircraft confirmed shot down.
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