Nikolaus Büsen

Dr. Nikolaus Büsen
Dr. Nikolaus Büsen
Born	6 March 1911; Kiel
Died	14 June 1942 (aged 31); North Africa
Service / branch	Template:Luftwaffe
Years of service	?–1942
Rank	Hauptmann
Unit	Fernaufklärungs-Gruppe 122
Battles / wars	World War II Battle of Britain; North African Campaign;
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Dr. Nikolaus Büsen (6 March 1911 – 14 June 1942) was a German Luftwaffe reconnaissance pilot and recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross during World War II. The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership. Nikolaus Büsen was killed on 14 June 1942 over North African coast. He was posthumously awarded the Knight's Cross on 4 September 1942.

Awards

Aviator badge
Front Flying Clasp of the Luftwaffe in Gold
Iron Cross (1939)
- 2nd Class (29 November 1939)
- 1st Class (13 June 1940)
German Cross in Gold on 24 November 1941 as Oberleutnant in the 1.(F)/AG 122^[1]
Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 4 September 1942 as Hauptmann and Staffelführer of the 1./Fernaufklärungs-Gruppe 122^[2]

References

Citations

^ Patzwall & Scherzer 2001, p. 70.
^ Fellgiebel 2000, p. 126.

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 Militaer-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-938845-17-2. {{cite book}}: Unknown parameter |trans_title= ignored (|trans-title= suggested) (help)

External links

Template:Knight's Cross recipients of the Luftwaffe reconnaissance force

[1] Patzwall & Scherzer 2001, p. 70.

[2] Fellgiebel 2000, p. 126.

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