Years of service 1912–45 | Name Ernst Buffa Commands held 12. Flak-Division | |
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Battles/wars World War IWorld War IIAnnexation of AustriaAnnexation of the SudetenlandBattle of FranceBattle of KurskDefense of the Reich Died September 19, 1971, Traben-Trarbach, Germany Battles and wars World War I, Anschluss, Battle of France, Battle of Kursk, Defence of the Reich, World War II Service/branch German Army (1914–1918), Reichswehr (1919–1935), Luftwaffe (1935–1945) | ||
Ernst Buffa (14 February 1893 – 19 September 1971) was a general in the Luftwaffe of Nazi Germany during World War II. Son of Franz Freiherr Buffa von Lilienberg und Castellalt, Baron of the Holy Roman Empire, he enlisted in the German army in 1912. He entered the Military Academy of Berlin in May 1916. During World War I he was sent to the Western Front. He was also a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross. In 1947, he moved to Argentina where he wrote about his experiences during the war. He died in 1971 in the village of Traben-Trarbach.
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