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Nikolaus Busen

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Service/branch
  
Luftwaffe

Rank
  
Hauptmann

Years of service
  
?–1942

Name
  
Nikolaus Busen

Died
  
14 June 1942(1942-06-14) (aged 31) North Africa

Unit
  
Fernaufklarungs-Gruppe 122

Battles/wars
  
World War II Battle of Britain North African Campaign

Dr. Nikolaus Busen (6 March 1911 – 14 June 1942) was a German Luftwaffe reconnaissance pilot and recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross during World War II. The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership. Nikolaus Busen was killed on 14 June 1942 over North African coast. He was posthumously awarded the Knight's Cross on 4 September 1942.

Awards

  • Aviator badge
  • Front Flying Clasp of the Luftwaffe in Gold
  • Iron Cross (1939)
  • 2nd Class (29 November 1939)
  • 1st Class (13 June 1940)
  • German Cross in Gold on 24 November 1941 as Oberleutnant in the 1.(F)/AG 122
  • Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 4 September 1942 as Hauptmann and Staffelfuhrer of the 1./Fernaufklarungs-Gruppe 122

    • References

    Nikolaus Busen Wikipedia
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