Matthias Bermadinger

Matthias Bermadinger
Born	31 October 1919 Salzburg, Austria
Died	18 February 1944(1944-02-18) (aged 24) Pskov, Russia
Allegiance	Nazi Germany
Service/branch	Luftwaffe
Years of service	?–1944
Rank	Hauptmann (Posthumously)
Unit	Kampfgeschwader 55
Battles/wars	World War II Battle of France Battle of Britain Operation Barbarossa
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Matthias Bermadinger (31 October 1919 – 18 February 1944) was a German Luftwaffe bomber pilot and recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross during World War II. The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership. Matthias Bermadinger was killed on 18 February 1944 over Pskov, Russia. He was posthumously promoted to Hauptmann and on 5 April 1944 was simultaneously awarded the Knight's Cross.

Awards

• Flugzeugführerabzeichen
• Front Flying Clasp of the Luftwaffe
• Iron Cross (1939)
  • 2nd Class
  • 1st Class
• German Cross in Gold
• Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross
  • Knight's Cross on 5 April 1944 (posthumously) as Oberleutnant and Staffelkapitän of the 14./Kampfgeschwader 55^[1]

References

Citations

1. ^ Fellgiebel 2000, p. 111.

Bibliography

• Fellgiebel, Walther-Peer (2000). Die Träger des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939-1945. Friedburg, Germany: Podzun-Pallas. ISBN 3-7909-0284-5.
• Obermaier, Ernst (1989). Die Ritterkreuzträger der Luftwaffe Jagdflieger 1939 - 1945 (in German). Mainz, Germany: Verlag Dieter Hoffmann. ISBN 3-87341-065-6.
• Scherzer, Veit (2007). Die Ritterkreuzträger 1939–1945 Die Inhaber des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939 von Heer, Luftwaffe, Kriegsmarine, Waffen-SS, Volkssturm sowie mit Deutschland verbündeter Streitkräfte nach den Unterlagen des Bundesarchives (in German). Jena, Germany: Scherzers Miltaer-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-938845-17-2.

External links

• Ritterkreuztraeger 1939-1945

Persondata
Name	Bermadinger, Matthias
Alternative names
Short description	German bomber pilot and Knight's Cross recipient
Date of birth	31 October 1919
Place of birth	Salzburg, Austria
Date of death	18 February 1944
Place of death	Pskov, Russia