Hans Henning Freiherr von Beust

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Commands held Kampfgeschwader 27 Name Hans-Henning von		Rank Oberst

Allegiance Weimar Republic (to 1933) Nazi Germany (to 1945) West Germany Years of service 1931–341936–451957–71 Battles/wars See battles Spanish Civil WarWorld War IIInvasion of PolandBattle of BelgiumBattle of FranceBattle of DunkirkBattle of BritainOperation BarbarossaSiege of Odessa (1941)Siege of Sevastopol (1941–1942)Battle of StalingradBattle of KurskLower 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

Hans-Henning Freiherr von Beust Wikipedia

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