Otto Büsing

Otto Karl Gerd Lorenz Adolf Büsing
Otto Karl Gerd Lorenz Adolf Büsing
Born	22 August 1896; Kiel
Died	8 March 1944 (aged 47); Kirovohrad, Ukraine
Allegiance	German Empire (to 1918); Weimar Republic (to 1919); Nazi Germany
Service/branch	Heer
Years of service	1914–19; 1934–45
Rank	Generalmajor (Posthumously)
Commands held	Panzer-Regiment "Großdeutschland"
Battles/wars	World War I World War II Invasion of Poland; Battle of France; Operation Barbarossa; Battle of Białystok–Minsk; Battle of Smolensk (1941); Battle of Moscow; Operation Winter Storm; Battle of Kursk; Belgorod-Khar'kov Offensive Operation; Dnieper–Carpathian Offensive †;
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Otto Karl Gerd Lorenz Adolf Büsing (22 August 1896 – 8 March 1944) was a highly decorated Generalmajor in the Wehrmacht 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. Otto Büsing was killed on 8 March 1944 near Kirovohrad, Ukraine. He was posthumously promoted to Generalmajor.

Awards and decorations

Iron Cross (1914)
- 2nd Class
- 1st Class
Honour Cross of the World War 1914/1918
Iron Cross (1939)
- 2nd Class (18 September 1939)
- 1st Class (13 May 1940)
Wound Badge (1939)
- in Black (26 August 1941)
Panzer Badge in Silver (21 January 1942)
Eastern Front Medal (20 August 1942)
Honour Roll Clasp of the Army (16 October 1942)
Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 21 November 1942 as Oberstleutnant and commander of Panzer-Regiment 39^[1]

References

Citations

^ Fellgiebel 2000, p. 127.

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)
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

[1] Fellgiebel 2000, p. 127.

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