Karl-Heinz Bendert

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Karl-Heinz Bendert
Born 9 September 1914
Schwiebus, Province of Brandenburg
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Oldenburg
Allegiance  Nazi Germany
Service/branch Luftwaffe
Years of service 1937-45
Rank Oberleutnant
Unit JG 27
JG 104
Battles/wars World War II
Awards Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Karl-Heinz Bendert (9 September 1914 – 16 July 1983) was a German Luftwaffe ace 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 recognize extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership. Karl-Heinz Bendert claimed 55 victories in 610 missions. During his time with JG 27 in Africa he was involved in scandal with falsifying claims; his victories were mostly false because he would claim to have shot down enemy aircraft during missions in which other squadron members did shoot down aircraft to save face. Despite this, he was given credit to the victories. After a confrontation with his squadron leader, Gustav Roedel, who did not interfere with his Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross nomination, he did not score any more victories.

Awards

Notes

  1. According to Scherzer as pilot in the II./Jagdgeschwader 27.[3]

References

Citations

  1. Patzwall & Scherzer 2001, p. 35.
  2. Fellgiebel 2000, p. 128.
  3. Scherzer 2007, p. 214.

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