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Fritz Buchenau

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Years of service
  
1935–45 1956–72

Service/branch
  
German Army

Name
  
Fritz Buchenau

Allegiance
  
Nazi Germany (to 1945)  West Germany

Rank
  
Major (Wehrmacht) Brigadegeneral (Bundeswehr)

Commands held
  
Fahnenjunker-Regiment 4 of the Artillerie-Schule II Gros-Born

Battles/wars
  
World War II Invasion of Poland Battle of France Invasion of Yugoslavia Battle of Greece Operation Barbarossa Battle of Moscow Battles of Rzhev Battle of Kursk

Died
  
February 8, 1991, Kempten, Germany

Awards
  
Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Battles and wars
  
Invasion of Poland, Battle of France

Fritz Buchenau (4 June 1914 – 8 February 1991) was a highly decorated Oberleutnant of the Reserves 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. Fritz Buchenau joined the Bundeswehr in 1956 and retired in 1972 as a Brigadegeneral.

Awards and decorations

  • Iron Cross (1939)
  • 2nd Class (1 July 1940)
  • 1st Class (23 December 1941)
  • Wound Badge (1939)
  • in Black (8 June 1940)
  • in Silver (19 October 1943)
  • Infantry Assault Badge (12 December 1940)
  • Eastern Front Medal (1 January 1943)
  • Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 28 March 1945 as Major and commander of Fahnenjunker-Regiment 4 of the Artillerie-Schule II Gros-Born

    • References

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