Friedrich Bausch

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Years of service 1935–45 Name Friedrich Bausch		Rank Leutnant Allegiance Nazi Germany

Born 6 August 1915 Schluckenau, Austria-Hungary ( 1915-08-06 ) Unit Fallschirm-Pionier-Bataillon 5 Battles/wars World War II Battle of Crete Operation Barbarossa Siege of Leningrad Allied invasion of Sicily Battle of Monte Cassino Operation Overlord Operation Cobra Battle of the Bulge Ruhr Pocket Died April 21, 1971, Bremen, Germany Awards Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross Battles and wars Battle of Crete, Operation Barbarossa Service/branch Reichsarbeitsdienst (1935–1940), Luftwaffe (1940–1945)

Friedrich Bausch (6 August 1915 – 21 April 1971) was a highly decorated Leutnant in the Luftwaffe during World War II. He was also a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross. The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership.

Awards and Decorations

Fallschirmschutzenabzeichen

Iron Cross (1939)

2nd Class

1st Class

Close Combat Clasp

in Bronze

in Silver

Ground Assault Badge of the Luftwaffe

German Cross in Gold on 1 January 1945 as Fahnenjunker-Oberfeldwebel in Fallschirm-Pionier-Bataillon 5

Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 12 March 1945 as Leutnant and company leader in the 3./Fallschirm-Pionier-Bataillon 5

References

Friedrich Bausch Wikipedia

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