Hans-Wilhelm Bender Military person

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.

Personal facts

Birth dateMarch 20, 1916
Birth place
Germany , Schefflenz
Date of deathJanuary 20, 1982
Place of death
Germany , Mosbach

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Military person

award
Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross
military operations
Operation Barbarossa
Invasion of Poland
Battle of Britain
World War II
Battle of France
military branch
Luftwaffe
military unit
Kampfgeschwader 3

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Hans-Wilhelm Bender on Wikipedia

External resources

  1. http://www.ritterkreuztraeger-1939-45.de/Luftwaffe/B/Be/Bender-Hans-Wilhelm.htm
  2. http://www.ww2awards.com/person/28354