Hellmut Bunge

Hellmut Bunge
Born	1 June 1920 Klein Wanzleben
Died	4 December 2006 (aged 86) Herborn
Allegiance	Nazi Germany
Service/branch	Heer
Years of service	1937–45
Rank	Hauptmann
Commands held	II./Panzergrenadier-Regiment "Feldherrnhalle"
Battles/wars	World War II Annexation of the Sudetenland Invasion of Poland Battle of France Operation Barbarossa Battle of Uman Battle of Kiev (1941) Battle of Rostov (1941) Battle of the Caucasus Lower Dnieper Offensive Cherkassy Pocket Jassy–Kishinev Offensive (August 1944) Battle of Debrecen Siege of Budapest
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Hellmut Bunge (1 June 1920 – 4 December 2006) was a highly decorated Hauptmann in the Wehrmacht 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

• Sudetenland Medal (15 October 1938)
• Iron Cross (1939)
  • 2nd Class (21 June 1940)
  • 1st Class (16 February 1942)
• Panzer Badge in Bronze (14 February 1942)
• Wound Badge (1939)
  • in Black (15 September 1943)
• Close Combat Clasp
  • in Bronze (28 June 1943)
  • in Silver (23 June 1943)
• German Cross in Gold on 14 July 1944 as Hauptmann in the II./Panzergrenadier-Regiment 66^[1]
• Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 1 February 1945 as Hauptmann and commander of II./Panzergrenadier-Regiment "Feldherrnhalle"^[2]

References

Citations

1. Patzwall & Scherzer 2001, p. 67.
2. Fellgiebel 2000, p. 127.

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

• Ritterkreuztraeger 1939-1945
• World War 2 Awards.com