Friedrich Bausch

Friedrich Bausch
Born	(1915-08-06)6 August 1915 Schluckenau, Austria-Hungary
Died	21 April 1971(1971-04-21) (aged 55) Bremen
Allegiance	Nazi Germany
Service / branch	RAD (1935–40) Luftwaffe (1940–45)
Years of service	1935–45
Rank	Leutnant
Unit	Fallschirm-Pionier-Bataillon 5
Battles / wars	World War II Battle of Crete Operation Barbarossa Siege of Leningrad Allied invasion of Sicily Battle of Monte Cassino Operation Overlord Operation Cobra Battle of the Bulge Ruhr Pocket
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Friedrich Bausch (6 August 1915 – 21 April 1971) was a highly decorated Leutnant in the Luftwaffe during World War II. He was also a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross. The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership.

Awards and Decorations

• Fallschirmschützenabzeichen
• Iron Cross (1939)
  • 2nd Class
  • 1st Class
• Close Combat Clasp
  • in Bronze
  • in Silver
• Ground Assault Badge of the Luftwaffe
• German Cross in Gold on 1 January 1945 as Fahnenjunker-Oberfeldwebel in Fallschirm-Pionier-Bataillon 5
• Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 12 March 1945 as Leutnant and company leader in the 3./Fallschirm-Pionier-Bataillon 5

References

Bibliography

• Fellgiebel, Walther-Peer (2000) [1986]. Die Träger des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939–1945 — Die Inhaber der höchsten Auszeichnung des Zweiten Weltkrieges aller Wehrmachtteile (in German). Friedberg, Germany: Podzun-Pallas. ISBN 978-3-7909-0284-6. {{cite book}}: Unknown parameter |trans_title= ignored (|trans-title= suggested) (help)
• Patzwall, Klaus D.; Scherzer, Veit (2001). Das Deutsche Kreuz 1941 – 1945 Geschichte und Inhaber Band II (in German). Norderstedt, Germany: Verlag Klaus D. Patzwall. ISBN 978-3-931533-45-8. {{cite book}}: Unknown parameter |trans_title= ignored (|trans-title= suggested) (help)
• Scherzer, Veit (2007). 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 (in German). Jena, Germany: Scherzers Miltaer-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-938845-17-2. {{cite book}}: Unknown parameter |trans_title= ignored (|trans-title= suggested) (help)

External links

• World War 2 Awards.com
• Ritterkreuztraeger 1939-1945