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Ernst Bunge

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Allegiance
  
Nazi Germany

Rank
  
Major of the Reserves

Service/branch
  
German Army

Years of service
  
1934–44

Name
  
Ernst Bunge


Commands held
  
II./Grenadier-Regiment 121

Battles/wars
  
World War II Invasion of Poland Battle of France Operation Barbarossa Siege of Odessa (1941) Siege of Sevastopol (1941–1942) Battle of the Caucasus Crimean Offensive

Died
  
May 12, 1944, Kherson, Ukraine

Awards
  
Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Battles and wars
  
Invasion of Poland, Battle of France

Ernst Bunge (29 May 1914 – 12 May 1944) was a highly decorated Major of the Reserves 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. Ernst Bunge was killed on 12 May 1944 near Chersones, Ukraine, during the Crimean Offensive.

Awards and decorations

  • Iron Cross (1939)
  • 2nd Class (23 June 1940)
  • 1st Class (30 August 1941)
  • Wound Badge (1939)
  • in Black
  • in Silver
  • Infantry Assault Badge
  • Eastern Front Medal
  • Crimea Shield
  • German Cross in Gold (29 August 1942)
  • Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 16 November 1943 as Hauptmann of the Reserves and commander of the II./Grenadier-Regiment 121

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