Friedrich-Wilhelm Buschhausen

Friedrich-Wilhelm Buschhausen
Born	11 December 1908 Düsseldorf
Died	1 October 2004 (aged 95) Cologne
Allegiance	Nazi Germany
Service/branch	Heer
Years of service	1929–45
Rank	Major
Commands held	I./Panzergrenadier-Regiment 69
Battles/wars	World War II Annexation of the Sudetenland Invasion of Poland Battle of France Invasion of Yugoslavia Battle of Greece Operation Barbarossa Battle of Kiev (1941) Tunisia Campaign Battle of the Kasserine Pass
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)

References

Citations

1. Patzwall & Scherzer 2001, p. 70.
2. Fellgiebel 2000, p. 128.

Bibliography

• Fellgiebel, Walther-Peer (2000) [1986]. Die Träger des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939–1945 — Die Inhaber der höchsten Auszeichnung des Zweiten Weltkrieges aller Wehrmachtteile [The Bearers of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross 1939–1945 — The Owners of the Highest Award of the Second World War of all Wehrmacht Branches] (in German). Friedberg, Germany: Podzun-Pallas. ISBN 978-3-7909-0284-6.
• Patzwall, Klaus D.; Scherzer, Veit (2001). Das Deutsche Kreuz 1941 – 1945 Geschichte und Inhaber Band II [The German Cross 1941 – 1945 History and Recipients Volume 2] (in German). Norderstedt, Germany: Verlag Klaus D. Patzwall. ISBN 978-3-931533-45-8.
• Scherzer, Veit (2007). Die Ritterkreuzträger 1939–1945 Die Inhaber des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939 von Heer, Luftwaffe, Kriegsmarine, Waffen-SS, Volkssturm sowie mit Deutschland verbündeter Streitkräfte nach den Unterlagen des Bundesarchives [The Knight's Cross Bearers 1939–1945 The Holders of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross 1939 by Army, Air Force, Navy, Waffen-SS, Volkssturm and Allied Forces with Germany According to the Documents of the Federal Archives] (in German). Jena, Germany: Scherzers Miltaer-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-938845-17-2.

External links

• World War 2 Awards.com
• Ritterkreuztraeger 1939-1945