Matthias Bermadinger

Matthias Bermadinger
Born	31 October 1919 Salzburg, Austria
Died	18 February 1944 (aged 24) Pskov, Russia
Allegiance	Nazi Germany
Service/branch	Luftwaffe
Years of service	?–1944
Rank	Hauptmann (Posthumously)
Unit	Kampfgeschwader 55
Battles/wars	World War II Battle of France Battle of Britain Operation Barbarossa
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Matthias Bermadinger (31 October 1919 – 18 February 1944) was a German Luftwaffe bomber pilot and recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross during World War II. The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership. Matthias Bermadinger was killed on 18 February 1944 over Pskov, Russia. He was posthumously promoted to Hauptmann and on 5 April 1944 was simultaneously awarded the Knight's Cross.

Awards

• Flugzeugführerabzeichen
• Front Flying Clasp of the Luftwaffe
• Iron Cross (1939)
  • 2nd Class
  • 1st Class
• German Cross in Gold on 24 April 1942 as Leutnant in the 9./Kampfgeschwader 55^[1]
• Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 5 April 1944 (posthumously) as Oberleutnant and Staffelkapitän of the 14./Kampfgeschwader 55^[2]

References

Citations

1. Patzwall & Scherzer 2001, p. 38.
2. Fellgiebel 2000, p. 111.

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