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Bermadinger, Matthias

Date of birth:
October 31st, 1919 (Salzburg/Salzburg, Austria)
Date of death:
February 28th, 1944 (Pskov/Pskov Oblast, Russia)
Nationality:
Austrian (1938-1945, Reichsgau)

Biography

Matthias Bermendinger was posthumously promoted to Hauptmann.

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Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Leutnant (Pilot Officer)
Unit:
Kampfgeschwader 55
Awarded on:
September 23rd, 1941
Luftwaffe Ehrenpokale für besondere Leistungen im Luftkrieg
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Leutnant (Pilot Officer)
Unit:
9. Staffel, III. Gruppe, Kampfgeschwader 55, Luftwaffe
Awarded on:
April 24th, 1942
Deutsches Kreuz in Gold
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Oberleutnant (Flying Officer)
Unit:
Staffelkapitän, 14.(Eis) Staffel, Kampfgeschwader 55, Luftwaffe
Awarded on:
April 5th, 1944
Awarded in recognition of his final total of 466 sorties, 406 of which were flown on the Eastern front.

The unit 14.(Eis)/KG55 was formed June 1st, 1943 in Dnjepropetrowsk from parts of 9.(Eis)/KG55. The staffel was independent and only loosly attached to KG55. Disbanded April 27th, 1945.
Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes

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