Heinrich Busse

Heinrich Busse
Born	(1909-04-10)10 April 1909
Died	6 November 1998(1998-11-06) (aged 89)
Place of birth	Münster
Place of death	Münster
Allegiance	Nazi Germany
Service/branch	Heer
Years of service	1934–1945
Rank	Oberst (Wehrmacht) Oberst (Bundeswehr)
Commands held	Grenadier-Regiment 580
Battles/wars	World War II Battle of France Battle of the Caucasus Lower Dnieper Offensive Dnieper–Carpathian Offensive Battle of Debrecen
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves

Heinrich Busse (10 April 1909 – 6 November 1998) was a highly decorated Oberst in the Wehrmacht during World War II, and one of only 882 recipients 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. Heinrich Busse joined the postwar Bundeswehr in 1956 and retired in 1967.

Awards and decorations

• Iron Cross (1939)
  • 2nd Class
  • 1st Class
• Wound Badge
  • in Black
  • in Silver
• Eastern Front Medal
• Infantry Assault Badge
• Honour Roll Clasp of the Army
• Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves
  • Knight's Cross on 26 March 1944 as Major and commander of Füsilier-Bataillon 328 / 306.Infanterie-Division
  • 637th Oak Leaves on 28 October 1944 as Oberstleutnant and commander of Grenadier-Regiment 203

References

Citations

Bibliography

• Fellgiebel, Walther-Peer (2000). Die Träger des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939-1945. Friedburg, Germany: Podzun-Pallas. ISBN 3-7909-0284-5.
• Scherzer, Veit (2007). 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 (in German). Jena, Germany: Scherzers Miltaer-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-938845-17-2.

External links

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