Hans-Günther Bethke

Hans-Günther Bethke
Born	20 May 1913 Königsberg
Died	14 September 1942(1942-09-14) (aged 29) Leningrad
Allegiance	Nazi Germany
Service/branch	Heer
Years of service	1934–42
Rank	Hauptmann
Commands held	1./Panzer-Abteilung zbV. 66
Battles/wars	World War II Annexation of the Sudetenland Invasion of Poland Battle of France Operation Barbarossa Siege of Leningrad
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Hans-Günther Bethke (20 May 1913 – 14 September 1942) was a highly decorated Hauptmann in the Wehrmacht during World War II. He was also 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. Hans-Günther Bethke was killed on 14 September 1942 near Leningrad.

Awards and decorations

Sudetenland Medal (1 October 1940)
Iron Cross (1939)
- 2nd Class (24 September 1939)
- 1st Class (9 June 1940)
Wound Badge
- in Black (21 June 1940)
- in Silver (13 July 1940)
Panzer Badge (9 June 1940)
Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 4 September 1940 as Oberleutnant and commander of 5./Panzer-Regiment 11^[1]

References

Citations

↑ Fellgiebel 2000, p. 112.

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.
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 the 6th Panzer Division

Stab	Walther von Hünersdorff¹ (Oak Leaves) Werner Kempf² (Oak Leaves) Rudolf Freiherr von Waldenfels³ (Oak Leaves)

6. Schützen-Brigade	Hans-Karl Freiherr von Esebeck Erhard Raus⁴ (Oak Leaves)

Panzer-Regiment 11	Franz Bäke (Oak Leaves & Swords) Hans-Günther Bethke Ludwig Bloos Heinrich Hüls Walther von Hünersdorff¹ (Oak Leaves) Richard Koll Hans Stern Hugo Wiesemann Erich Zernin

Panzer-Abteilung 65	Erich Löwe⁵ (Oak Leaves)

Schützen-/Panzergrenadier-Regiment 4	Otto Bittorf Karl Hirsch Ignaz Graf von und zu Hoensbroech Wilhelm Klöpping Bernhard Kluth Gerhard Moormann Erich Oeckel Theodor Populo Johann von Ravenstein (Pour le Mérite) Gustav Reimar⁶ (Oak Leaves) Wilhelm Schütten Martin Unrein⁷ (Oak Leaves) Rudolf Freiherr von Waldenfels

Schützen-/Panzergrenadier-Regiment 114	Max Grieser Bernhard Mikus Heinrich Mondabon Franz Richter Konstantin Rogalla von Bieberstein Paul Stahl (Oak Leaves) Alois Zmugg

Panzerjäger-Abteilung 41	Hans Burbach Hubertus Drolshage

Kradschützen-Bataillon 6	Friedrich Quentin Erich Freiherr von Seckendorff Heinz Wagner Hanns-Joachim Wissemann

Panzeraufklärungs-Abteilung 6	Fritz Biermann Günter Hasenbeck Felix Krüger

Panzerpionier-Bataillon 57	Hermann Danzer Willy Langenohl Franz Millonig

Feldersatz-Battalion 76	Gustav Reimar⁶ (Oak Leaves)

¹ Knight's Cross with Panzer-Regiment 11, Oak Leaves with the Stab. ² Oak Leaves with XXXXVIII Panzer Corps. ³ Knight's Cross with Schützen-Regiment 4, Oak Leaves with the Stab. ⁴ Oak Leaves with the XI Army Corps. ⁵ Oak Leaves with the 501st Heavy Panzer Battalion. ⁶ Knight's Cross with Panzergrenadier-Regiment 4, Oak Leaves with Feldersatz-Battalion 76. ⁷ Oak Leaves with the 14th Panzer Division.

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