Rudolf Buhse

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Years of service 1924–451956–62 Name Rudolf Buhse		Service/branch German Army Other work Bundeswehr

Born 10 April 1905Graudenz ( 1905-04-10 ) Allegiance Weimar Republic (to 1933) Nazi Germany (to 1945) West Germany Rank Oberst (Wehrmacht)Brigadegeneral (Bundeswehr) Commands held Infanterie-Regiment 47Panzergrenadier-Regiment 47 Battles/wars World War IIInvasion of PolandBattle of the NetherlandsOperation BarbarossaBattle of the CaucasusSiege of Sevastopol (1941-1942)Tunisia Campaign Died November 26, 1997, Tutzing, Germany Awards Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross Battles and wars Invasion of Poland, Battle of the Netherlands

Rudolf Buhse (10 April 1905 – 26 November 1997) was an officer in the Wehrmacht of Nazi Germany during World War II and a Brigadegeneral in Bundeswehr. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross. Buhse surrendered to the Allied troops during the fall of Tunisia in 1943.

Awards and decorations

Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 17 August 1942 as Oberstleutnant and commander of Infanterie-Regiment 47

Grand Merit Cross of the Federal Republic of Germany (Bundesverdienstkreuz) (13 September 1962)

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