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Bonin, von, Eitel Friedrich Benno (20. Pz-Gr.Div.)

Date of birth:
July 7th, 1914 (Potsdam/Brandenburg, Germany)
Date of death:
March 2nd, 1983 (Hannover, Niedersachsen, Germany)
Nationality:
German (1933-1945, Third Reich)

Biography

Oberstleutnant i.G. a.D. Swantus Berthold Max Theodor Eitel Friedrich Benno von Bonin

Career:
February 1st, 1943 - juni 1943: Ib, 20. Infanterie-Division (motorisiert);
July 5th, 1943: Qu, Generalstab, XXIV. Panzerkorps;
September 1st, 1943: Major i.G., Ia, Generalstab XXIV. Panzerkorps;
May 10th, 1944 - November 30th, 1944: Major i.G., Ia, 20. Panzergrenadier-Division;
December 1st, 1944 - February 1st, 1945: Oberstleutnant i.G., Führer, Grenadier-Regiment 504.

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Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Major im Generalstab (Major to the General Staff)
Unit:
Ia, 20. Panzergrenadier-Division
Awarded on:
December 7th, 1944
Deutsches Kreuz in Gold

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