PERSONALIA
 
Name:  Bentin, Kurt
Date of birth: March 23rd, 1914 (Unna/Westphalia, Germany)
Date of death:  April 1st, 1992 (Oberschleißheim/Bavaria, Germany)
Nationality:  German
BIOGRAPHY: 
Kurt Bentin served after the war with the Bundeswehr from 2nd July 1956 until 31st March 1968 with finally reaching the rank of Major.
     
NAHKAMPFSPANGE IN BRONZE
Awarded on: June 15th, 1944
 
     
DEUTSCHES KREUZ IN GOLD
Rank: Leutnant (2nd Lieutenant)
Unit: 5. / Panzergrenadier-Regiment 66
Awarded on: June 28th, 1944
 
     
RITTERKREUZ DES EISERNEN KREUZES
Rank: Oberleutnant (1st Lieutenant)
Unit: Führer Grenadier-Bataillon 8. / 9 "Feldherrnhalle" / 544.Volksgrenadier-Division / Festung Schneidemühl
Awarded on: February 12th, 1945
 
     
VERWUNDETENABZEICHEN 1939 IN GOLD
Awarded on: March 28th, 1945
 
     
EISERNES KREUZ 2. KLASSE
 
     
EISERNES KREUZ 1. KLASSE
 
     
MEDAILLE "WINTERSCHLACHT IM OSTEN 1941/42" (OSTMEDAILLE)
 
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Picture source:   - Wilco Vermeer collection, the Netherlands
Information source(s):   - FELLGIEBEL, W.P., Elite of theThird Reich, Helion & Company Limited, Solihull, 2003.
- PATZWALL, K. & SCHERZER, V., Das Deutsche Kreuz 1941-1945, Verlag Klaus D. Patzwall, Norderstedt, 2001.
- Die Ordensträger der Deutschen Wehrmacht (CD), VMD-Verlag GmbH, Osnabrück, 2002
- Die träger des Ritterkreuzes des Eiserne Kreuz 1939 - 1945
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