The Bonin family or von Bonin is an old Prussian noble family of Polish origin, whose members held significant military posts in the

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German Empire The German Empire (),Herbert Tuttle wrote in September 1881 that the term "Reich" does not literally connote an empire as has been commonly assumed by English-speaking people. The term literally denotes an empire – particularly a hereditary ...

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Albert Ferdinand Adolf Karl Friedrich von Bonin Albert Ferdinand Adolf Karl Friedrich von Bonin (11 November 1803 in Heeren, Altmark – 16 April 1872 in Berlin) was a corps commander of the Prussian Army at the Battle of Trautenau in 1866, and a colleague of Karl Friedrich von Steinmetz. He m ...

(1803–1872), German Corps commander *

Bogislaw von Bonin Bogislaw Oskar Adolf Fürchtegott von Bonin (17 January 1908 – 13 August 1980) was a Colonel in the German Wehrmacht and journalist. Early life Von Bonin was born in Potsdam, Brandenburg, and joined the ''4. Reiterregiment'' (4th Cavalry Re ...

(1908–1980), German Wehrmacht officer and journalist *

Cosima von Bonin Cosima von Bonin (born 1962) is a German contemporary artist. von Bonin's practice features the use of sculptures, textiles, sound, film and performances. von Bonin draws inspiration from the intellectual, artistic, and musical culture of her neigh ...

(born 1962), German contemporary artist * Dietrich-Siegwart von Bonin *

Eckart-Wilhelm von Bonin Eckart-Wilhelm von Bonin (14 November 1919 – 11 January 1992) was a German World War II night fighter pilot who served in the Luftwaffe. A flying ace or fighter ace is a military aviator credited with shooting down five or more enemy aircraft ...

(1919–1992), German World War II night fighter ace *

Eduard von Bonin Eduard Wilhelm Ludwig von Bonin (7 March 1793 – 13 March 1865) was a Prussian general officer who served as Prussian Minister of War from 1852 to 1854 and 1858 to 1859. Life Bonin, of the Bonin noble family of Pomerania and East Prussia, ...

(1793–1865), Prussian general who served as Prussian Minister of War *

Hubertus von Bonin Hubertus von Bonin (3 August 1911 – 15 December 1943) was a German Luftwaffe military aviator during the Spanish Civil War and World War II, a fighter ace listed with 77 enemy aircraft shot down. He claimed four victories in the Spanish Civil ...

(1911–1943), German World War II fighter ace *

Kasimir Wedig von Bonin Kasimir Wedig von Bonin (1 May 1691 in Karzin–12 September 1752 in Landsberg an der Warthe), also called Casimir Wedigo von Bonin, was a Prussian lieutenant general during the reigns of Frederick William I and his son, Frederick the Great.Go ...

(1691–1752), Prussian lieutenant general *

Gerhardt von Bonin Gerhardt is a masculine name of Germanic origin. It can refer to the following: As a first name * Ants Eskola (1908–1989), Soviet-Estonian actor and singer born Gerhardt Esperk * Gerhardt Laves (1906–1993), American linguist * Gerhardt Neef ...

(1890–1979), neuroscientist & co-author of the classic text "The Isocortex of Man" (1951)

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