Friedrich Wilhelm Buschhausen

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Allegiance Nazi Germany Service/branch German Army		Years of service 1929–45 Rank Major
Commands held I./Panzergrenadier-Regiment 69 Battles/wars World War II Annexation of the Sudetenland Invasion of Poland Battle of France Invasion of Yugoslavia Battle of Greece Operation Barbarossa Battle of Kiev (1941) Tunisia Campaign Battle of the Kasserine Pass Name Friedrich-Wilhelm Buschhausen Died October 1, 2004, Cologne, Germany Awards Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross Battles and wars Invasion of Poland, Battle of France

Friedrich-Wilhelm Buschhausen (11 December 1908 – 1 October 2004) was a highly decorated Unteroffizier in the Wehrmacht 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. Friedrich-Wilhelm Buschhausen was captured by American troops during the fall of Tunisia. He was held captive until 1947.

Awards and decorations

Sudetenland Medal with Prague Castle Bar (20 November 1939)

Iron Cross (1939)

2nd Class (9 October 1939)

1st Class (26 November 1940)

Wound Badge (1939)

in Black (16 December 1941)

Panzer Badge (18 September 1941)

German Cross in Gold on 24 December 1941 as Hauptmann in the 6./Schutzen-Regiment 10

Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 9 May 1943 as Major and commander of 1./Panzergrenadier-Regiment 69

Mentioned in the Wehrmachtbericht (17 April 1941)

References

Friedrich-Wilhelm Buschhausen Wikipedia

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