Hellmut Bunge

Hellmut Bunge (1 June 1920 – 4 December 2006) was a highly decorated Hauptmann in the Wehrmacht during World War II and 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.

Awards and decorations

 * Sudetenland Medal (15 October 1938)
 * Iron Cross (1939)
 * 2nd Class (21 June 1940)
 * 1st Class (16 February 1942)
 * Panzer Badge in Bronze (14 February 1942)
 * Wound Badge (1939)
 * in Black (15 September 1943)
 * Close Combat Clasp
 * in Bronze (28 June 1943)
 * in Silver (23 June 1943)
 * German Cross in Gold (14 July 1944)
 * Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 1 February 1945 as Hauptmann and commander of II./Panzergrenadier-Regiment "Feldherrnhalle"