Friedrich-Wilhelm Buschhausen
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Friedrich-Wilhelm Buschhausen
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Born | 11 December 1908 Düsseldorf |
Died | Script error: The function "death_date_and_age" does not exist. Cologne |
Allegiance | Nazi Germany |
Service/ |
Heer |
Years of service | 1929–45 |
Rank | Major |
Commands held | I./Panzergrenadier-Regiment 69 |
Battles/wars | World War II |
Awards | Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross |
Friedrich-Wilhelm Buschhausen (11 December 1908 – 1 October 2004) was a highly decorated Unteroffizier 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. Friedrich-Wilhelm Buschhausen was captured by American troops during the fall of Tunisia. He was held captive until 1947.
Awards and decorations
- Sudetenland Medal with Prague Castle Bar (20 November 1939)
- Iron Cross (1939)
- 2nd Class (9 October 1939)
- 1st Class (26 November 1940)
- Wound Badge (1939)
- in Black (16 December 1941)
- Panzer Badge (18 September 1941)
- German Cross in Gold on 24 December 1941 as Hauptmann in the 6./Schützen-Regiment 10[1]
- Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 9 May 1943 as Major and commander of 1./Panzergrenadier-Regiment 69[2]
- Mentioned in the Wehrmachtbericht (17 April 1941)
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- 1908 births
- 2004 deaths
- People from Düsseldorf
- People from the Rhine Province
- German military personnel of World War II
- Recipients of the Gold German Cross
- Recipients of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross
- Military personnel referenced in the Wehrmachtbericht
- German prisoners of war
- World War II prisoners of war held by the United States