Hans-Henning Freiherr von Beust

Hans-Henning Freiherr von Beust (17 April 1913 Ã¢Â€Â“ 27 March 1991) was an officer in the Luftwaffe of Nazi Germany during World War II who commanded the 27th Bomber Wing. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves. Beust joined the Bundeswehr in 1957 and retired in 1971.

Awards and decorations

• Iron Cross (1939) 2nd Class (16 September 1939) & 1st Class (23 June 1940)
• German Cross in Gold on 10 May 1943 as Major in Kampfgeschwader 27
• Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves
• Knight's Cross on 17 September 1941 as Hauptmann and Gruppenkommandeur of the III./Kampfgeschwader 27 "Boelcke"
• 336th Oak Leaves on 25 November 1943 as Oberstleutnant and Geschwaderkommodore of Kampfgeschwader 27 "Boelcke"

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