▁next ▁morning ▁and ▁L ent ▁himself ▁died ▁two ▁days ▁later ▁on ▁ 7 ▁October ▁ 1 9 4 4 . ▁ ▁L ent ' s ▁state ▁fun eral ▁was ▁held ▁in ▁the ▁Reich ▁Chan cell ery , ▁Berlin , ▁on ▁Wed nes day ▁ 1 1 ▁October ▁ 1 9 4 4 . ▁Reichs mar sch all ▁Hermann ▁G ör ing ▁took ▁the ▁sal ute ▁at ▁L ent ' s ▁coff in , ▁which ▁was ▁d rap ed ▁in ▁the ▁national ▁flag ▁of ▁the ▁Naz i ▁Germany . ▁A head ▁of ▁the ▁coff in , ▁carrying ▁L ent ' s ▁hon ours ▁and ▁decor ations ▁on ▁a ▁vel vet ▁c ush ion , ▁march ed ▁Ober st le ut nant ▁Werner ▁Stre ib , ▁the ▁Ins pect or ▁of ▁Night ▁F igh ters . ▁Six ▁steel - hel met ed ▁officers , ▁all ▁recip ients ▁of ▁the ▁Knight ' s ▁Cross ▁of ▁the ▁Iron ▁Cross , ▁esc orted ▁the ▁coff in ▁on ▁its ▁ca isson ▁and ▁stood ▁as ▁guard ▁of ▁honour ▁during ▁the ▁ceremony : ▁Ober st le ut nant ▁Gün ther ▁Rad usch , ▁Ober st le ut nant ▁Hans - Jo achim ▁J abs , ▁Major ▁Rudolf ▁Sch o ener t , ▁Haupt mann ▁Hein z ▁Str ü ning , ▁Haupt mann ▁Karl ▁H ade ball ▁and ▁Haupt mann ▁Paul ▁Z or ner . ▁On ▁ 1 2 ▁October ▁ 1 9 4 4 ▁L ent ▁and ▁his ▁crew ▁were ▁inter red ▁in ▁a ▁single ▁grave ▁in ▁the ▁military ▁c emetery