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Dr. med. dent. Helmut Bennemann〔In German a Doctor of Medical Dentistry is abbreviated as Dr. med. dent. (''Doctor medicinae dentariae'').〕 (16 March 1915 – 17 November 2007) was a German ''Oberstleutnant''. During World War II Bennemann served in the German ''Luftwaffe'' claiming 93 aerial victories in over 400 combat missions. The majority of his victories were claimed over the Eastern Front. His commands included ''Geschwaderkommodore'' of the JG 53 fighter wing. ==World War II== Helmut Bennemann held the position of Adjutant of I./Jagdgeschwader 52 (JG 52—52nd Fighter Wing) in June 1940. He claimed his first aerial victory on 26 August, when he shot down a Royal Air Force (RAF) Spitfire near Dover. On 15 September, Bennemann claimed three RAF Hurricane shot down to record his sixth through eighth victories. On 27 April 1941, he was appointed ''Staffelkapitän'' (Squadron Leader) of 3./JG 52. By the time I./JG 52 was transferred to the Eastern Front in September 1941, Bennemann had claimed 12 victories. On 14 June 1942, Bennemann was promoted to ''Gruppenkommandeur'' (Group Commander) of I./JG 52. By the End of 1942 his score stood at 72 victories. With his score at 88 victories, Benemann was severely wounded by the explosion of an incendiary bomb on 10 May 1943. Convalescence kept him from combat duty for some months. Bennemann was appointed ''Geschwaderkommodore'' of Jagdgeschwader 53 (JG 53—53rd Fighter Wing) on 9 November 1943, taking over command from ''Oberst'' Günther Freiherr von Maltzahn. On 25 April 1944, he shot down a USAAF B-24 over Bologna to claim his 90th victory. However, his Bf 109G-6 (''Werknummer'' 163 314—factory number) "Black < 3" was hit by defensive fire and Bennemann was again wounded, baling out successfully. In June 1944, Bennemann led the ''Geschwaderstab'' of JG 53 on a short return to the Eastern Front, to direct the supply missions for the relief of the city of Vilna. The unit departed Russia for Wunstorf near Hannover in Germany on 22 July. From August 1944, Bennemann led JG 53 on ''Reichsverteidigung'' missions, initially from bases in France, then from bases in Germany. He claimed his last three victories in October 1944 to bring his final score to 93. Among his 93 victories are at least 10 Il-2 ''Sturmoviks'' claimed over the Eastern Front. In early 1945 he participated in the conspiracy against the ''Reichsmarschall'' and chief of the ''Luftwaffe'' Hermann Göring in what is referred to as the ''Fighter Pilots Revolt''. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Helmut Bennemann」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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