Hans Busch

Hans Konrad Busch
Born	5 March 1915 Landsberg an der Warthe
Died	13 April 1998 (aged 83) 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 Invasion of Poland Battle of France Operation Barbarossa Siege of Leningrad Demyansk Pocket Battle of Narva (1944) Riga Offensive (1944) Battle of the Oder-Neisse Battle of the Seelow Heights
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

• 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
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.

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.
• Die Wehrmachtberichte 1939-1945 Band 3, 1. Januar 1944 bis 9. Mai 1945 [The Wehrmacht Reports 1939–1945 Volume 3, 1 January 1944 to 9 May 1945] (in German). München, Germany: Deutscher Taschenbuch Verlag GmbH & Co. KG. 1985. ISBN 978-3-423-05944-2.

External links

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