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Busse, Wilhelm (Grenadier-Regiment 82)

Date of birth:
August 8th, 1915 (Pinnow-Lübben/Brandenburg, Germany)
Date of death:
June 28th, 1944 (Mogilev/Smolensk Oblast, Soviet Union)
Nationality:
German (1933-1945, Third Reich)

Biography

Had reached the rank of Oberstleutnant at the time of his death.

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Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Awarded on:
October 7th, 1939
Eisernes Kreuz 2. Klasse
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Awarded on:
July 9th, 1940
Verwundetenabzeichen 1939 in Schwarz
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Awarded on:
July 28th, 1941
Eisernes Kreuz 1. Klasse
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Awarded on:
August 26th, 1942
Medaille
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Awarded on:
January 1st, 1943
Infanterie-Sturmabzeichen in Silber
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Hauptmann (Captain)
Unit:
Führer, Stab, II. Bataillon, Grenadier-Regiment 82, 31. Infanterie-Division
Awarded on:
March 18th, 1943
Deutsches Kreuz in Gold
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Awarded on:
October 8th, 1943
Verwundetenabzeichen 1939 in Silber
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Awarded on:
October 9th, 1943
Nahkampfspange in Bronze
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Awarded on:
December 24th, 1943
Verwundetenabzeichen 1939 in Gold
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Major
Unit:
Führer, Grenadier-Regiment 82, 31. Infanterie-Division
Awarded on:
March 12th, 1944
Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes

Sources

  • Photo 1: Igor Poul
  • - 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

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