Hellmut Bunge

Hellmut Bunge
Born	1 June 1920 Klein Wanzleben
Died	Herborn
Allegiance	Nazi Germany
Service/branch	Heer
Years of service	1937–45
Rank	Hauptmann
Commands held	II./Panzergrenadier-Regiment "Feldherrnhalle"
Battles/wars	World War II Annexation of the Sudetenland Invasion of Poland Battle of France Operation Barbarossa Battle of Uman Battle of Kiev (1941) Battle of Rostov (1941) Battle of the Caucasus Lower Dnieper Offensive Cherkassy Pocket Jassy–Kishinev Offensive (August 1944) Battle of Debrecen Siege of Budapest
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Hellmut Bunge (1 June 1920 – 4 December 2006) was a highly decorated Hauptmann 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.

Awards and decorations

• Sudetenland Medal (15 October 1938)
• Iron Cross (1939)
  • 2nd Class (21 June 1940)
  • 1st Class (16 February 1942)
• Panzer Badge in Bronze (14 February 1942)
• Wound Badge (1939)
  • in Black (15 September 1943)
• Close Combat Clasp
  • in Bronze (28 June 1943)
  • in Silver (23 June 1943)
• German Cross in Gold on 14 July 1944 as Hauptmann in the II./Panzergrenadier-Regiment 66
• Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 1 February 1945 as Hauptmann and commander of II./Panzergrenadier-Regiment "Feldherrnhalle"

External links

• Ritterkreuztraeger 1939-1945
• World War 2 Awards.com