Benno Herrmann

Benno Herrmann
Born	4 January 1918 Nuremberg
Died	7 February 1999(1999-02-07) (aged 81)
Allegiance	Nazi Germany
Service/branch	Luftwaffe
Years of service	?–1945
Rank	Hauptmann
Unit	KG 76
Battles/wars	World War II Eastern Front
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Benno Herrmann (4 January 1918 – 7 February 1999) was a highly decorated Hauptmann in the Luftwaffe during World War II, and a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross. The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership.

Awards and decorations

Flugzeugführerabzeichen
Front Flying Clasp of the Luftwaffe
Ehrenpokal der Luftwaffe (15 September 1941)
Iron Cross (1939)
- 2nd Class
- 1st Class
German Cross in Gold (19 March 1942)
Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 19 June 1942 as Oberleutnant and pilot in the 4./Kampfgeschwader 76^[1]

References

Citations

↑ Fellgiebel 2000, p. 185.

Bibliography

Fellgiebel, Walther-Peer (2000) [1986]. Die Träger des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939–1945 — Die Inhaber der höchsten Auszeichnung des Zweiten Weltkrieges aller Wehrmachtteile [The Bearers of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross 1939–1945 — The Owners of the Highest Award of the Second World War of all Wehrmacht Branches] (in German). Friedberg, Germany: Podzun-Pallas. ISBN 978-3-7909-0284-6.
Patzwall, Klaus D.; Scherzer, Veit (2001). Das Deutsche Kreuz 1941 – 1945 Geschichte und Inhaber Band II [The German Cross 1941 – 1945 History and Recipients Volume 2] (in German). Norderstedt, Germany: Verlag Klaus D. Patzwall. ISBN 978-3-931533-45-8.
Scherzer, Veit (2007). Die Ritterkreuzträger 1939–1945 Die Inhaber des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939 von Heer, Luftwaffe, Kriegsmarine, Waffen-SS, Volkssturm sowie mit Deutschland verbündeter Streitkräfte nach den Unterlagen des Bundesarchives [The Knight's Cross Bearers 1939–1945 The Holders of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross 1939 by Army, Air Force, Navy, Waffen-SS, Volkssturm and Allied Forces with Germany According to the Documents of the Federal Archives] (in German). Jena, Germany: Scherzers Miltaer-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-938845-17-2.

External links

Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross recipients of Kampfgeschwader 76

Ernst Bormann (Oak Leaves) Eduard Brogsitter Hans Ebersbach Alfred Enßle Stefan Fröhlich Siegfried Geisler Rudolf Hallensleben Georg Hanke Friedrich Harries Hanns Heise Benno Herrmann Wilhelm-Friedrich Illg Alois Lindmayr Diether Lukesch (Oak Leaves) Karl-Hermann Millahn Horst Müller Rudolf Nacke Volprecht Riedesel Freiherr zu Eisenbach¹ (Oak Leaves) Rudolf Schmidt Ludwig Schulz² (Oak Leaves) Heinrich Schweickhardt (Oak Leaves) Hubert Spadiut Walter Storp³ (Oak Leaves)

¹ Oak Leaves with Kampfgeschwader 54. ² Oak Leaves with a Kampfgruppe in the Luftkriegsschule 5. ³ Oak Leaves with Schnellkampfgeschwader 210.

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