Busse, Theodor (General der Infanterie)
- Date of birth:
- December 15th, 1897 (Frankfurt an der Oder, Germany)
- Date of death:
- October 21st, 1986 (Wallerstein, Germany)
- Nationality:
- German (1933-1945, Third Reich)
Biography
General der Infanterie Ernst Hermann August Theodor Busse
Promotions:
01.12.1915: Fahnenjunker
24.03.1916: Fahnenjunker-Gefreiter
13.04.1916: Fahnenjunker-Unteroffizier
11.07.1916: Fähnrich
13.02.1917: Leutnant - Patent 15.02.1917
31.07.1925: Oberleutnant
01.02.1933: Rittmeister
01.04.1936: Major
01.02.1939: Oberstleutnant i.G.
01.08.1941: Oberst i.G.
01.03.1943: Generalmajor
01.09.1943: Generalleutnant
01.11.1944: General der Infanterie
Career:
01.12.1915-25.07.1916: 2. Brandenburgisches Grenadier-Regiment "Prinz Karl von Preußen" Nr. 12
00.10.1940: Oberstleutnant i.G., Erster Generalstabsoffizier, Ia, Stab, 11. Armee
00.01.1943: Oberst i.G., Chef des Generalstabes, Heeresgruppe Süd
15.07.1944-29.07.1944: Führerreserve OKH
29.07.1944-01.09.1944: Generalleutnant, Kdr, Infanterie-Division 121
01.09.1944-20.01.1945: Generalleutnant, Kdr, Generalkommando I. Armee-Korps
21.01.1945-04.05.1945: General der Infanterie, Kdr, Oberbefehlshaber, 9. Armee
04.05.1945-00.00.1947: US POW
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Eisernes Kreuz 2.Klasse (1914)
- Period:
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Awarded on:
- November 3rd, 1916
- Period:
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Awarded on:
- August 22nd, 1917
- Period:
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Awarded on:
- 1918
- Period:
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Awarded on:
- July 29th, 1918
Ehrenkreuz für Frontkämpfer
- Period:
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Awarded on:
- December 5th, 1934
- Awarded on:
- October 2nd, 1936
- Awarded on:
- October 2nd, 1936
- Awarded on:
- October 2nd, 1936
Order of St. Sava 3rd Class
- Awarded on:
- October 23rd, 1939
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Awarded on:
- May 27th, 1940
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Awarded on:
- May 30th, 1940
Ordinul Mihai Viteazul Clasa 3
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Awarded on:
- May 8th, 1942
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Oberst im Generalstab (Colonel to the General Staff)
- Unit:
- Ia, Stab, 11. Armee
- Awarded on:
- May 24th, 1942
Award 121/14.
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Awarded on:
- August 10th, 1942
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Awarded on:
- September 10th, 1942
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Generalleutnant (Major-general)
- Unit:
- Chef des Generalstabes, Heeresgruppe Süd
- Awarded on:
- January 30th, 1944
2611th Award.
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Awarded on:
- 1945
Großes Verdienstkreuz des Verdienstordens der BRD
- Awarded on:
- January 25th, 1966
Sources
- Photo 1: Valdis Kursietis
- Photo 2:
- Photo 3:
- Photo: Valdis Kursietis via Axis Biographical Research
- - THOMAS, FRANZ & WEGMANN, GÜNTER, Die Ritterkreuzträger der Deutschen Wehrmacht 1939-1945, Biblio Verlag, Osnabrück, 1993.
- Die Ordensträger der Deutschen Wehrmacht (CD), VMD-Verlag GmbH, Osnabrück, 2002
- Fellgiebel W.P., Elite of the Third Reich, The recipients of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross 1939-1945: A Reference, Helion & Company Limited, Solihull, 2003, ISBN 1-874622-46-9
- Patzwall K., Scherzer V., Das Deutsche Kreuz 1941-1945, Geschichte und Inhaber Band II, Verlag Klaus D. Patzwall, Norderstedt, 2001, ISBN 3-931533-45-X
- Ritterkreuztraeger 1939 - 1945
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