Hans Busch
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Hans Konrad Busch
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Born | Landsberg an der Warthe |
5 March 1915
Died | Script error: The function "death_date_and_age" does not exist. Hamburg |
Allegiance | Nazi Germany (to 1945) West Germany |
Service/ |
Heer Bundeswehr |
Years of service | 1937–45 1956–75 |
Rank | Major (Wehrmacht) Oberstleutnant (Bundeswehr) |
Commands held | Grenadier-Regiment 300 |
Battles/wars | World War II |
Awards | Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross |
Hans Konrad Busch (5 March 1915 – 13 April 1998) was a Major in the Wehrmacht during World War II and an Oberstleutnant in the Bundeswehr. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross. Busch was captured by Soviet troops in 1945. He joined the Bundeswehr in 1956, retiring in 1975.
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Awards and decorations
- Iron Cross (1939)
- 2nd Class (21 November 1939)
- 1st Class (23 December 1941)
- Wound Badge
- in Black (6 November 1942)
- in Silver (3 December 1943)
- Infantry Assault Badge (19 March 1943)
- Demyansk Shield (31 December 1943)
- Eastern Front Medal (20 July 1942)
- Close Combat Clasp
- in Bronze
- German Cross in Gold (16 January 1944)
- Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 10 September 1944 as Major and commander of II./Grenadier-Regiment 4 [1]
- Mentioned in the Wehrmachtbericht on 3 August 1944
Wehrmachtbericht reference
Date | Original German Wehrmachtbericht wording | Direct English translation |
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3 August 1944 (Addendum) | In den schweren Kämpfen bei Liepna haben sich die rheinisch-westfälische 227. Infanterie-Division unter Oberst Wengler und eine Kampfgruppe unter Major Busch besonders hervorgetan.[2] | The Rhenish-Westphalian 227th Infantry Division under Colonel Wengler and a battle group under Major Busch have particularly distinguished themselves in the heavy fighting at Liepna. |
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- Articles containing German-language text
- 1915 births
- 1998 deaths
- People from Gorzów Wielkopolski
- People from the Province of Brandenburg
- German military personnel of World War II
- German Army personnel
- Recipients of the Close Combat Clasp
- Recipients of the Gold German Cross
- Recipients of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross
- Military personnel referenced in the Wehrmachtbericht
- World War II prisoners of war held by the Soviet Union
- German prisoners of war