Hans Wilhelm Bender

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Allegiance Nazi Germany Name Hans-Wilhelm Bender Rank Oberfeldwebel		Years of service ?–1945 Service/branch Luftwaffe Unit Kampfgeschwader 3
Battles/wars World War II Invasion of Poland Battle of France Battle of Britain Operation Barbarossa Died January 20, 1982, Mosbach, Germany Awards Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross Battles and wars Invasion of Poland, Battle of France, Battle of Britain, Operation Barbarossa, World War II

Hans-Wilhelm Bender (20 March 1916 – 20 January 1982) 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.

Awards

Flugzeugfuhrerabzeichen

Front Flying Clasp of the Luftwaffe

Iron Cross (1939)

2nd Class

1st Class

German Cross in Gold (27 October 1943)

Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 8 September 1941 as Oberfeldwebel and pilot in the 5./Kampfgeschwader 3

References

Hans-Wilhelm Bender Wikipedia

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