Bernhard Hamester

Bernhard Hamester

Born	21 October 1913 Dahmker
Died	22 April 1945(1945-04-22) (aged 31) Trebbin
Allegiance	Nazi Germany
Service/branch	Luftwaffe
Years of service	1940–1945
Rank	Major
Unit	StG 2 StG 3 SG 102 SG 10 SG 3
Commands held	Schlachtgeschwader 3
Battles/wars	World War II Battle of France Battle of Britain Battle of Crete North African Campaign Battle of Berlin
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Bernhard Hamester (21 October 1913 – 22 April 1945) was a highly decorated Major in the Luftwaffe 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. During his career he flew 400+ missions. Bernhard Hamester was killed on 22 April 1945 after being hit by Soviet fire near Trebbin, Germany.

Awards and decorations

Flugzeugführerabzeichen
Front Flying Clasp of the Luftwaffe in Gold
Iron Cross (1939)
- 2nd Class
- 1st Class
German Cross in Gold (9 April 1942)
Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross
- Knight's Cross on 3 September 1942 as Hauptmann and Gruppenkommandeur of III./Sturzkampfgeschwader 3^[1]

References

Citations

^ Fellgiebel 2000, p. 176.

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 (1976). Die Ritterkreuzträger der Luftwaffe 1939-1945 Band II Stuka- und Schlachtflieger (in German). Mainz, Germany: Verlag Dieter Hoffmann. ISBN 3-87341-021-4.
Scherzer, Veit (2007). 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.

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Military offices
Preceded by Oberst Karl Christ	Commander of Sturzkampfgeschwader 102 June 1943 – 18 October 1943	Succeeded by Schlachtgeschwader 102
Preceded by Oberst Kurt Kuhlmey	Commander of Schlachtgeschwader 3 15 December 1944 – 22 April 1945	Succeeded by None

Persondata
Name	Hamester, Bernhard
Alternative names
Short description	German officer and Knight's Cross recipient
Date of birth	21 October 1913
Place of birth	Dahmker, Germany
Date of death	22 April 1945
Place of death	Trebbin, Germany