Hans Busch

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Hans Konrad Busch
Born (1915-03-05)5 March 1915
Landsberg an der Warthe
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Hamburg
Allegiance  Nazi Germany (to 1945)
 West Germany
Service/branch 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.

Awards and decorations

Wehrmachtbericht reference

Date Original German Wehrmachtbericht wording Direct English translation
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.

References

Citations

  1. Fellgiebel 2000, p. 128.
  2. Die Wehrmachtberichte 1939-1945 Band 3, p. 188.

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