Karl Busche

Karl Busche
Born	17 September 1903 Breklum
Died	28 May 1943 (aged 39) Simferopol, Ukraine
Allegiance	Nazi Germany
Service/branch	Heer
Years of service	1935–43
Rank	Oberst (Posthumously)
Commands held	Jäger-Regiment 228
Battles/wars	World War II Invasion of Poland Battle of France Operation Barbarossa Battle of Uman Battle of Kiev (1941) First Battle of Kharkov Battle of the Caucasus
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross
Other work	Police officer

Karl Busche (17 September 1903 – 28 May 1943) was a highly decorated Oberst in the Wehrmacht during World War II and 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. Karl Busche was wounded on 26 May 1943 and later died from his wounds on 28 May 1943 in a military hospital in Simferopol, Ukraine. He was posthumously promoted to Oberst.

Awards and decorations

• Iron Cross (1939)
  • 2nd Class (31 May 1940)
  • 1st Class (27 July 1941)
• Wound Badge (1939)
  • in Black
  • in Silver
• Close Combat Clasp
  • in Bronze
• Infantry Assault Badge
• German Cross in Gold on 13 May 1942 as Major in the I./Infanterie-Regiment 228^[1]
• Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 28 February 1943 as Oberstleutnant and commander of Jäger-Regiment 228^[2]

References

Citations

1. Patzwall & Scherzer 2001, p. 70.
2. Fellgiebel 2000, p. 129.

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

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