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Helmut Möckel was a German youth leader and politician. Helmut Möckel was born in Vielau, Saxony and studied education, economics, and political science. He joined the Nazi Party and the SS in the 1930s and became a leader in the Hitler Youth. Möckel also wrote books about youth training during this time. During World War II, Helmut Möckel served as a fighter pilot before being assigned to the Hitler Youth as the Stabsführer in Berlin. He later became a member of the Reichstag and was awarded the Knight's Cross of the War Merit Cross with swords. Helmut Möckel died in a car accident while recruiting Hitler Youth volunteers. There were rumors that he faked his death, but this was never proven. Kurt Petter succeeded him as Stabsführer.