Erich Buschenhagen

Erich Buschenhagen
Born	(1895-12-08)December 8, 1895
Died	13 September 1994(1994-09-13) (aged 98)
Place of birth	Strassburg
Place of death	Kronberg
Allegiance	German Empire (to 1918) Weimar Republic (to 1933) Nazi Germany
Service/branch	Heer
Years of service	1914 - 1945
Rank	General der Infanterie
Commands held	15. Infanterie Division LII. Armeekorps
Battles/wars	World War I World War II Annexation of Austria Annexation of the Sudetenland Invasion of Poland Operation Weserübung Lower Dnieper Offensive Dnieper–Carpathian Offensive Jassy–Kishinev Offensive (August 1944)
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves

Erich Buschenhagen (8 December 1895 – 13 September 1994) was a German general who commanded the LII Corps during World War II. He was also a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves. The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross and its higher grade Oak Leaves was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership. Erich Buschenhagen was captured by Soviet troops in August 1944 after the Jassy–Kishinev Offensive (August 1944) and was held until October 1955.

Awards and decorations

• Iron Cross (1914)
  • 2nd Class (22 November 1914)
  • 1st Class (7 October 1917)
• Honour Cross of the World War 1914/1918
• Anschluss Medal
• Sudetenland Medal with Prague Castle Bar
• Iron Cross (1939)
  • 2nd Class (17 September 1939)
  • 1st Class (26 September 1939)
• Order of the Cross of Liberty, 1st class with Swords (26 October 1941)
• German Cross in Gold (19 July 1942)
• Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves
  • Knight's Cross on 5 December 1943 as Generalleutnant and commander of 15. Infanterie Division
  • 521st Oak Leaves on 4 July 1944 as General der Infanterie and commander of LII. Armeekorps
• Mentioned in the Wehrmachtbericht (12 May 1944)

References

Citations

Bibliography

• Fellgiebel, Walther-Peer (2000) (in German). Die Träger des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939–1945 – Die Inhaber der höchsten Auszeichnung des Zweiten Weltkrieges aller Wehrmachtsteile [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]. Friedberg, Germany: Podzun-Pallas. ISBN 978-3-7909-0284-6. 
• Scherzer, Veit (2007) (in German). 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]. Jena, Germany: Scherzers Miltaer-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-938845-17-2. 

External links

• Lexikon der Wehrmacht
• World War 2 Awards.com
• Ritterkreuztraeger 1939-1945

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 None