Hubertus von Bonin

Infobox Military Person
name=Hubertus von Bonin
lived=3 August 1911 – 15 December 1943
placeofbirth=Potsdam
placeofdeath=near Gorodok


caption=Hubertus von Bonin
nickname=
allegiance=flagicon|Nazi Germany Nazi Germany
branch=Luftwaffe
serviceyears=-1943
rank=Oberstleutnant
commands=III./JG 52, JG 54
unit=JG 51, JG 52 , JG 54
battles=Spanish Civil War
World War II
awards="Spanish Cross in Gold with Swords"
"Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross"
relations=Eckart-Wilhelm von Bonin
laterwork=

Hubertus von Bonin (born 3 August 1911 in Potsdam, killed in action 15 December 1943 near Gorodok) was a German World War II fighter ace who served in the Luftwaffe until his death on 15 December 1943. He is credited wth shooting down 77 enemy aircraft. The majority of his victories were claimed over the Eastern front. He also claimed 4 victories in Spain. His commands included Geschwaderkommodore of the JG 54 fighter "Geschwader".

von Bonin was killed on December 15, 1943, in a fight with Soviet P-39 Airacobras. Bonin's father Luftwaffe Oberst Bogislaw von Bonin, was taken prisoner of war in March 1945 and is posted missing since. His brother Jürgen-Oskar von Bonin was killed in action as an observer in a transport Geschwader. His brother Major Eckart-Wilhelm von Bonin, Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross recipient, was a 37 kill night fighter ace and survived the war.

Awards

* Spanish Cross in Gold with Swords
* German Cross in Gold (27 October 1942)
* Iron Cross 2. and 1. class
* Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross (21 December 1942)

References

* Fellgiebel, Walther-Peer. "Die Träger des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939-1945". Friedburg, Germany: Podzun-Pallas, 2000. ISBN 3-7909-0284-5.
* Patzwall, Klaus D. and Scherzer, Veit. "Das Deutsche Kreuz 1941 - 1945 Geschichte und Inhaber Band II". Norderstedt, Germany: Verlag Klaus D. Patzwall, 2001. ISBN 3-931533-45-X.