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Hans Henning Freiherr von Beust

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Commands held
  
Kampfgeschwader 27

Name
  
Hans-Henning von


Rank
  
Oberst

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Allegiance
  
Weimar Republic (to 1933)  Nazi Germany (to 1945)  West Germany

Years of service
  
1931–34 1936–45 1957–71

Battles/wars
  
See battles  Spanish Civil War World War II Invasion of Poland Battle of Belgium Battle of France Battle of Dunkirk Battle of Britain Operation Barbarossa Siege of Odessa (1941) Siege of Sevastopol (1941–1942) Battle of Stalingrad Battle of Kursk Lower Dnieper Offensive

Died
  
March 27, 1991, Munich, Germany

Awards
  
Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Unit
  
Condor Legion, Kampfgeschwader 27

Service/branch
  
German Army, Luftwaffe

Hans-Henning Freiherr von Beust (17 April 1913 – 27 March 1991) was an officer in the Luftwaffe of Nazi Germany during World War II who commanded the 27th Bomber Wing. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves. Beust joined the Bundeswehr in 1957 and retired in 1971.

Awards and decorations

  • Iron Cross (1939) 2nd Class (16 September 1939) & 1st Class (23 June 1940)
  • German Cross in Gold on 10 May 1943 as Major in Kampfgeschwader 27
  • Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves
  • Knight's Cross on 17 September 1941 as Hauptmann and Gruppenkommandeur of the III./Kampfgeschwader 27 "Boelcke"
  • 336th Oak Leaves on 25 November 1943 as Oberstleutnant and Geschwaderkommodore of Kampfgeschwader 27 "Boelcke"

    • References

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