Helmut joined the Army as a Fahnenjunker in the 3rd Garde Ulanen Regiment in Potsdam , on 30-06-1916, age 27. He was in the fields with his regiment and end October 1917 he started a pilot training and came with the Luftwaffe Flying Corps.
Wilhelm Heinrich vonGrolman(n) (28 February 1781 – 1 January 1856) was a German jurist, president of the Prussian Kammergericht (Court of Appeals), and Wirklicher Geheimer Rat (Real Privy Councilor).