Years of service 1909–45 Role Father Name Rudolf Bunau | Relations Rudolf von Bunau (son) Rank General der Infanterie Service/branch German Army | |
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Born 19 August 1890
Stuttgart, Kingdom of Wurttemberg, German Empire ( 1890-08-19 ) Allegiance German Empire (to 1918)
Weimar Republic (to 1933)
Nazi Germany Battles/wars World War I
World War II
Annexation of the Sudetenland
Invasion of Poland
Battle of France
Siege of Sevastopol
Battle of the Caucasus
Kuban bridgehead
Lower Dnieper Offensive
Dnieper–Carpathian Offensive
Lvov–Sandomierz Offensive
Battle of the Dukla Pass
Upper Silesian Offensive
Vienna Offensive Died January 14, 1962, Kirchheim unter Teck, Germany Awards Knight\'s Cross of the Iron Cross Battles and wars Invasion of Poland, Battle of France Commands held 1st Infantry Division, 73rd Infantry Division, LII Army Corps, XI Army Corps Similar People Wilhelm Bittrich, Vladimir Stoychev, Fyodor Tolbukhin, Rodion Malinovsky | ||
Rudolf von Bünau (19 August 1890 – 14 January 1962) was a German general in the Wehrmacht during World War II who commanded several corps. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves of Nazi Germany. His son, also named Rudolf von Bünau, was awarded the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 8 August 1943; he was killed in action just one week later on 15 August 1943 south of Roslavl. His other son, Günther von Bünau was also killed in action in 1943.
According to documents released by the Bundesnachrichtendienst in 2014, Rudolf von Bünau, led a "group staff" of the Schnez-Truppe, a German secret army established by Nazi veterans in 1949.
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