Erich Buschenhagen

German general (1895–1994)

Erich Buschenhagen (December 8, 1895 – September 13, 1994) was a German general in the Wehrmacht of Nazi Germany who commanded the LII Corps during World War II. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves. Buschenhagen surrendered to the Soviet forces in August 1944, after the Jassy–Kishinev Offensive (August 1944) and was held in the Soviet Union as a war criminal until October 1955.

Awards and decorations

• Iron Cross – 2nd Class (November 22, 1914) & 1st Class (October 7, 1917)^[1]
• Clasp to the Iron Cross – 2nd Class (September 17, 1939) & 1st Class (September 26, 1939)^[1]
• German Cross in Gold on July 19, 1942 as Generalmajor in AOK Norwegen^[2]
• Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves
  • Knight's Cross on December 5, 1943 as Generalleutnant and commander of 15. Infanterie Division^[3]
  • Oak Leaves on July 4, 1944 as General der Infanterie and commander of LII. Armeekorps^[4]

References

Citations

1. Thomas 1997, p. 95.
2. Patzwall & Scherzer 2001, p. 70.
3. Fellgiebel 2000, p. 128.
4. Fellgiebel 2000, p. 72.

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 [The Bearers of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross 1939–1945 – The Owners of the Highest Award of the Second World War of all Wehrmacht Branches] (in German). Friedberg, Germany: Podzun-Pallas. ISBN 978-3-7909-0284-6.
• Patzwall, Klaus D.; Scherzer, Veit (2001). Das Deutsche Kreuz 1941–1945 Geschichte und Inhaber Band II [The German Cross 1941–1945 History and Recipients Volume 2] (in German). Norderstedt, Germany: Verlag Klaus D. Patzwall. ISBN 978-3-931533-45-8.
• Thomas, Franz (1997). Die Eichenlaubträger 1939–1945 Band 1: A–K [The Oak Leaves Bearers 1939–1945 Volume 1: A–K] (in German). Osnabrück, Germany: Biblio-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-7648-2299-6.