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Bonin, von, Bogislaw (17. Panzer-Division)

Date of birth:
January 17th, 1908 (Potsdam/Brandenburg, Germany)
Date of death:
August 13th, 1980 (Lehrte/Lowersaxony, Germany)
Nationality:
German (1933-1945, Third Reich)

Biography

Bogislaw Oskar Adolf Fürchtegott von Bonin was married to Dorothea Alexandra von Bachmayr.
Son of Bogislaw von Bonin, his brothers served in the Luftwaffe : RKT Major Hubertus von Bonin JG52 KIA, RKT Eckart-Wilhelm von Bonin NJG1 and Jürgen von Bonin Observer in a Transportgeschwader, KIA.

Promotions:
01.01.1937: Hauptmann (28)
01.07.1943: Oberst i.G. (43)

Career:
1926: Reichswehr;
1938 - 1940: Generalstabsoffizier, OKH;
1940 - 1942: Stab 17.Panzer-Division;
1943 - 1944: Chef des Stabes, XIV. Panzerkorps;
1944: Chef des Generalstabs, LVI. Panzerkorps;
?: Stabschef 1. ungarische Armee;
?: Chef der Operations-Abteilung, OKH;
1945: Konzentrationslager (refusing to execute an order of the Führer);
1945 - 1947: POW.

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Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Awarded on:
June 2nd, 1940
Eisernes Kreuz 2. Klasse
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Awarded on:
June 23rd, 1940
Eisernes Kreuz 1. Klasse
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Major im Generalstab (Major to the General Staff)
Unit:
17. Panzer-Division, Heer
Awarded on:
January 14th, 1942
Deutsches Kreuz in Gold

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