Date of birth:

November 13th, 1899 (Liegnitz/Silesia, Germany)

Date of death:

October 25th, 1941 (Maleija Wischera/Russia, Soviet-Union)

Nationality:

German

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Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

Rank:

Major

Unit:

Komandeur III. / Infanterie-Regiment 426 / 126.Infanterie-Division

Awarded on:

October 11th, 1941

Here follows an excerpt from Bunzel’s Knight’s Cross recommendation…

“The swift thrust by Bunzel’s Bataillon into the burning city of Staraya Russa was launched on the commander’s own initiative, and by doing this the Russians were prevented from consolidating a defensive position on the eastern bank of the Polissty river. This enabled the Division to conduct a successful crossing over the Polissty river, and it also facilitated the further drive of the X. Armee-Korps against the Lowatj river.”

• - THOMAS, FRANZ & WEGMANN, GÜNTER, Die Ritterkreuzträger der Deutschen Wehrmacht 1939-1945, Biblio Verlag, Osnabrück, 1993.
  - Die Ordensträger der Deutschen Wehrmacht (CD), VMD-Verlag GmbH, Osnabrück, 2002
  - Fellgiebel W.P., Elite of the Third Reich, The recipients of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross 1939-1945: A Reference, Helion & Company Limited, Solihull, 2003, ISBN 1-874622-46-9
  - Deathcard Wehrmacht