Erich Buschenhagen

Erich Buschenhagen
Born 8 December 1895
Strassburg
Died 13 September 1994(1994-09-13) (aged 98)
Kronberg
Allegiance  German Empire (to 1918)
 Weimar Republic (to 1933)
 Nazi Germany
Service/branch Heer
Years of service 1914–45
Rank General der Infanterie
Commands held 15. Infanterie Division
LII. Armeekorps
Battles/wars

World War I

World War II

Awards Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves

Erich Buschenhagen (8 December 1895 – 13 September 1994) was a German general in the Wehrmacht who commanded the LII Corps during World War II. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves, awarded by Nazi Germany to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership. Buschenhagen surrendered to the Soviet forces in August 1944 after the Jassy–Kishinev Offensive (August 1944) and was held in the Soviet Union as a war criminal until October 1955.

Awards and decorations

References

Citations

  1. 1 2 Thomas 1997, p. 95.
  2. ↑ Patzwall & Scherzer 2001, p. 70.
  3. ↑ Fellgiebel 2000, p. 128.
  4. ↑ Fellgiebel 2000, p. 72.

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 Militaer-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-938845-17-2. 
  • Thomas, Franz (1997). Die Eichenlaubträger 1939–1945 Band 1: A–K [The Oak Leaves Bearers 1939–1945 Volume 1: A–K] (in German). Osnabrück, Germany: Biblio-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-7648-2299-6. 
  • 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. 
Military offices
Preceded by
Generalmajor Bronislaw Pawel		 Commander of 15. Infanterie-Division
18 June 1942 – 20 November 1943 		Succeeded by
Generalmajor Rudolf Sperl
Preceded by
General der Infanterie Hans-Karl von Scheele		 Commander of LII. Armeekorps
20 November 1943 – 1 February 1944 		Succeeded by
General der Infanterie Rudolf von Bünau
Preceded by
General der Infanterie Rudolf von Bünau		 Commander of LII. Armeekorps
1 April 1944 – August 1944 		Succeeded by
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