Date of birth:

August 3rd, 1911 (Potsdam/Brandenburg, Germany)

Date of death:

December 15th, 1943 (Vitsyebsk/Vitebsk Oblast, Belarus)

Buried on:

Soviet War Graves Shchatkovo
Grave: UNK.

Nationality:

German

Hubertus von Bonin was born on August 3rd, 1911 in Potsdam as son of Oberst Bogislaw von Bonin, his brothers : Oberst Bogislaw von Bonin (DKiG), Jürgen-Oskar von Bonin KIA 08.02.1942 as Observer, Transportgeschwader and RKT Eckart-Wilhelm von Bonin (NJG1).

He joined the Legion Condor in 1938 and was posted as Staffelführer 3. / Jagdgruppe 88.During the Spanish civil War he achieved 4 victories. Back in Germany he was posted to command 5. / Jagdgeschwader 26 "Schlageter" and was appointed Kommandeur of the I. / Jagdgeschwader 54 on January 1940. With this unit he fought on the Western Front. After three months with Jagdfliegerschule 4, Bonin was appointed Kommandeur III. / Jagdgeschwader 52, flying on the Eastern Front. July 6th, 1943 he was appointed Geschwaderkommodore Jagdgeschwader 54.
Hubertus von Bonin was killed in action in an airfight with Soviet P-39 Airacobra planes.
He achieved a total of 77 victories and was posthumously promoted to Oberstleutnant.

Career:
December 5th, 1938 - June 1939: Staffelführer 3. / Jagdgruppe 88;
?: Staffelführer 5. / Jagdgeschwader 26;
January 1st, 1940 - July 1st, 1941: Kommandeur I. / Jagdgeschwader 54;
July 1st, 1941 - October 10th, 1941: Jagdfliegerschule 4;
October 10th, 1941- July 5th, 1943: Kommandeur III. / Jagdgeschwader 52;
May 1942 - May 22nd, 1942: Kommandeur Ergänzungs-Jagdgruppe Ost;
July 6th, 1943 - December 15th, 1943: Kommodore Jagdgeschwader 54.
15.12.1943: Major, Kommodore Jagdgeschwader 54, KIA with Focke Wulf Fw 190 A-5 Werknummer 2.600 7km East of Gorodok in Orscha

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• Photo 1: Norbert Beyerlein
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