▁at ▁St ade . ▁ ▁Comm em oration ▁A ▁number ▁of ▁Hel mut ▁L ent ' s ▁awards ▁were ▁au ction ed ▁at ▁S othe by ' s , ▁London , ▁on ▁ 1 8 ▁July ▁ 1 9 6 6 . ▁The ▁items ▁were ▁bought ▁in ▁one ▁lot ▁by ▁an ▁anonymous ▁bid der ▁for ▁the ▁total ▁sum ▁of ▁£ 5 0 0 . ▁The ▁purch aser ▁was ▁Adolf ▁Gall and , ▁the ▁former ▁General ▁der ▁Jag d fl ie ger , ▁acting ▁on ▁beh alf ▁of ▁the ▁West ▁German ▁Ministry ▁of ▁Def ence . ▁The ▁awards ▁were ▁sold ▁by ▁Hel mut ▁L ent ' s ▁elder ▁daughter ▁Christ ina ▁after ▁consult ation ▁with ▁her ▁mother , ▁L ena , ▁who ▁was ▁in ▁ur gent ▁need ▁for ▁money ▁to ▁pay ▁for ▁an ▁operation . ▁The ▁Federal ▁Ministry ▁of ▁Def ence ▁presented ▁the ▁collection ▁to ▁the ▁We hr gesch icht liches ▁Museum ▁R ast att , ▁Germany . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 6 4 , ▁West ▁German ▁Army ▁A viation ▁Corps ▁installation ▁in ▁Rot enburg ▁( W ü m me ), ▁Lower ▁Sax ony ▁was ▁named ▁the ▁L ent ▁Bar ra cks , ▁or ▁L ent - K as erne , ▁on ▁a ▁recommendation ▁of ▁L ent ' s ▁former ▁superior . ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 4 , ▁the ▁Bundes wehr ▁decided ▁to ▁rename ▁the ▁facility ▁as ▁L ent ▁was ▁no ▁longer ▁considered ▁to ▁be ▁an ▁appropriate ▁names ake . ▁The ▁process , ▁which ▁is ▁expected ▁to ▁final ise ▁in ▁end ▁