Kurt Bentin
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Kurt Bentin
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Born | Unna |
23 March 1914
Died | Script error: The function "death_date_and_age" does not exist. Oberschleißheim |
Allegiance | ![]() ![]() |
Service/ |
Heer Bundeswehr |
Years of service | 1934–45 1956–68 |
Rank | Oberleutnant (Wehrmacht) Major (Bundeswehr) |
Commands held | Grenadier-Battalion 8./9. "Feldherrnhalle" |
Battles/wars | World War II |
Awards | Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross |
Kurt Bentin (23 March 1914 – 1 April 1992) was a highly decorated Oberleutnant in the Wehrmacht during World War II and an Major in the Bundeswehr. He was also a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross. The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership. Kurt Bentin was captured in 1945 by British troops and was released in September on that year. He later joined the Bundeswehr retiring in 1968 as a Major.
Awards and decorations
- Iron Cross (1939)
- 2nd Class
- 1st Class
- Wound Badge
- in Black
- in Silver
- in Gold
- Eastern Front Medal
- Close Combat Clasp
- in Bronze
- German Cross in Gold on 28 June 1944 as Leutnant in the 5./Panzergrenadier-Regiment 66[1]
- Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 12 February 1945 as Oberleutnant and commander of Grenadier-Battalion 8/9 "Feldherrnhalle"[2]
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- 1914 births
- 1992 deaths
- People from Unna
- People from the Province of Westphalia
- German Army personnel
- German military personnel of World War II
- Recipients of the Close Combat Clasp
- Recipients of the Gold German Cross
- Recipients of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross
- World War II prisoners of war held by the United Kingdom
- German prisoners of war