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Karl Busche

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Allegiance
  
Nazi Germany

Years of service
  
1935–43

Commands held
  
Jager-Regiment 228

Service/branch
  
Heer

Rank
  
Oberst (Posthumously)

Name
  
Karl Busche

Died
  
28 May 1943(1943-05-28) (aged 39) Simferopol, Ukraine

Karl Busche (17 September 1903 – 28 May 1943) was a highly decorated Oberst in the Wehrmacht during World War II and 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. Karl Busche was wounded on 26 May 1943 and later died from his wounds on 28 May 1943 in a military hospital in Simferopol, Ukraine. He was posthumously promoted to Oberst.

Awards and decorations

  • Iron Cross (1939)
  • 2nd Class (31 May 1940)
  • 1st Class (27 July 1941)
  • Wound Badge (1939)
  • in Black
  • in Silver
  • Close Combat Clasp
  • in Bronze
  • Infantry Assault Badge
  • German Cross in Gold on 13 May 1942 as Major in the I./Infanterie-Regiment 228
  • Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 28 February 1943 as Oberstleutnant and commander of Jager-Regiment 228

    • References

    Karl Busche Wikipedia
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