Gante, Bengt
- Date of birth:
- July 8th, 1917
- Date of death:
- September 5th, 1942 (Heraklion - Crete)
- Buried on:
- German War Cemetery Maleme
Plot: 1. Grave: 339. - Nationality:
- German
Biography
19.07.1941: Oberleutnant in 1./ KG 54 : his Ju 88 A-4 'B3+BH' was damaged by AA ivo Nowograd
25.08.1941: Oberleutnant in 2./ KG 54 : his Ju 88 A-4 'B3+SK' was lost due to motor trouble and ditched in Gulf of Patras
26.10.1941 - 05.09.1942: Oberleutnant and Staka 2./ KG 54
KIA - during an Allied attack on his base at Heráklion
Buried in the War Cemetry in Maleme (Crete). Location: Block 1 Grab 339.
Son of the biologist Dr.phil. Theodor Gante (born 1889)
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Luftwaffe Ehrenpokale für besondere Leistungen im Luftkrieg
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Oberleutnant (Flying Officer)
- Unit:
- Flugzeugführer and Staffelkapitan - 2./ KG 54
- Awarded on:
- April 17th, 1942
Date on the Ehrenpokal gives 17th April 1942.
Published in the Ehrenliste der Luftwaffe on 20th April 1942.
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Oberleutnant (Flying Officer)
- Unit:
- 1./ KG 54
- Awarded on:
- May 3rd, 1941
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Oberleutnant (Flying Officer)
- Unit:
- 2./ KG 54
- Awarded on:
- February 13th, 1942
Sources
- Photo: Bengt Gante 1917 - 1942 Record di BillionGraves
- - Patzwall K.D., Der Ehrenpokal für besondere Leistung im Luftkrieg, Studien zur Geschichte der Auszeichnungen, Band 6, Verlag Klaus D. Patzwall, Norderstedt, 2008, ISBN 978-3-931533-08-3
- Ehrenpokal
- Volksbund Deutsche Kriegsgräberfürsorge e.V.
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