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Richard Bausch (officer)

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Allegiance
  
Nazi Germany

Rank
  
Major of the Reserves

Role
  
Officer

Service/branch
  
German Army

Years of service
  
1935–45

Name
  
Richard Bausch

Died
  
1971

Born
  
10 August 1910 Niederwollstadt (
1910-08-10
)

Commands held
  
II./Grenadier-Regiment 57

Battles/wars
  
World War II Battle of France Operation Barbarossa Battle of Kiev (1941) Battle of the Caucasus Kuban bridgehead Crimean Offensive Battle of the Bulge

Awards
  
Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Richard Bausch (10 August 1910 – 22 March 1974) was a highly decorated Major 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. Richard Bausch was captured by American forces during the Battle of the Bulge and was held until 1946.

Awards and decorations

  • Iron Cross (1939)
  • 2nd Class (4 July 1940)
  • 1st Class (25 June 1941)
  • Wound Badge (1939)
  • in Black (?)
  • in Silver (11 August 1943)
  • Infantry Assault Badge (31 August 1941)
  • Eastern Front Medal (1 October 1942)
  • Close Combat Clasp
  • in Bronze (15 July 1943)
  • German Cross in Gold on 5 November 1942 as Oberleutnant of the Reserves in the 1./Infanterie-Regiment 36
  • Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 9 June 1944 as Hauptmann of the Reserves and commander of II./Grenadier-Regiment 57
  • Kuban Shield

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