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Bunge, Hellmut (Pz-Gren.Reg."Feldherrnhalle")

Date of birth:
June 1st, 1920 (Klein Wanzleben-Magdeburg/Saxony, Germany)
Date of death:
December 2006 (Heborn-Lahn-Dill/Hesse, Germany)
Nationality:
German (1933-1945, Third Reich)

Biography

00.00.1944: Hauptmann, Chef, 2.Kompanie, Panzer-Grenadier-Regiment 66, 13. Panzer-Division
00.00.19945: Hauptmann, Fhr., II.Bataillon, Panzer-Grenadier-Regiment "Feldherrnhalle", Panzer-Grenadier-Division "Feldherrnhalle"

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Awarded on:
October 15th, 1938
Medaille zur Erinnerung an den 1. Oktober 1938
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Awarded on:
June 21st, 1940
Eisernes Kreuz 2. Klasse
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Awarded on:
February 14th, 1942
in bronze
Panzerkampfabzeichen (ohne Zahl)
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Awarded on:
February 16th, 1942
Eisernes Kreuz 1. Klasse
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Awarded on:
June 28th, 1943
Nahkampfspange in Bronze
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Awarded on:
September 15th, 1943
Verwundetenabzeichen 1939 in Schwarz
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Awarded on:
June 23rd, 1944
Nahkampfspange in Silber
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Hauptmann (Captain)
Unit:
Chef, 2. Kompanie, Panzer-Grenadier-Regiment 66, 13. Panzer-Division, Heer
Awarded on:
July 14th, 1944
Deutsches Kreuz in Gold

Sources

  • - Die Ordensträger der Deutschen Wehrmacht (CD), VMD-Verlag GmbH, Osnabrück, 2002
    - Fellgiebel W.P., Elite of the Third Reich, The recipients of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross 1939-1945: A Reference, Helion & Company Limited, Solihull, 2003, ISBN 1-874622-46-9
    - Patzwall K., Scherzer V., Das Deutsche Kreuz 1941-1945, Geschichte und Inhaber Band II, Verlag Klaus D. Patzwall, Norderstedt, 2001, ISBN 3-931533-45-X

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