Date of birth:

October 31st, 1919 (Salzburg/Salzburg, Austria)

Date of death:

February 28th, 1944 (Pskov/Pskov Oblast, Russia)

Nationality:

Austrian

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

Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

Rank:

Leutnant (Pilot Officer)

Unit:

9. Staffel, III. Gruppe, Kampfgeschwader 55, Luftwaffe

Awarded on:

April 24th, 1942

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.

Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

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