Date of birth:

February 24th, 1916 (Munich/Bavaria, Germany)

Date of death:

September 11th, 2008 (Garmisch-Partenkirchen/Bavaria, Germany)

Nationality:

German (1933-1945, Third Reich)

As Kompaniechef 3.Kompanie, Jäger-Bataillon 2, Oberleutnant Bussmer entered after 17 days of transport by train and cargotruck the city Teberda on August 25th, 1942. On August 28th, the unit went to the Kara-Kara-Scharte at 3500 meters heighth. Here they fought the next couple of weeks the heighest fought battles of World War Two. During these fightings, Oberleutnant Bussner was wounded.

Promotions:
1st September 1939: Oberjäger;
1st January 1940: Feldwebel;
1st May 1940: Leutnant;
1st February 1942: Oberleutnant;
1st March 1944: Hauptmann;
Bundeswehr:
October 1956: Hauptmann;
?: Major;
?: Oberstleutnant;

Career:
1st August 1937: Eintritt Gebirgsjäger-Regiment 100,Bad Reichenhall;
October 1956 - 31st May 1957: Kompaniechef 2. / 234 (Gebirgsjäger-Bataillon 114);
? - 18th July 1960: Gebirgsjäger-Bataillon 232;
1st October 1968 - 31st March 1970: Kommandeur (Leiter) Gebirgsjäger Ausbildungszentrum Luttensee in Mittenwald (Winterkampfschule).

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• Photo 1: Soldbuch
• - PATZWALL, K. & SCHERZER, V., Das Deutsche Kreuz 1941-1945, Verlag Klaus D. Patzwall, Norderstedt, 2001.
  - Kampfbericht Kaukasus Kara-Kaja Pass
  - Soldbuch