Karl Heinz Bühler

Karl Heinz Bühler
Born 7 August 1912
Mannheim, Germany
Died 6 July 1984
Stuttgart, Germany
Allegiance Nazi Germany
Service/branch Waffen SS
Years of service 1939–1945 Waffen SS
Rank Obersturmbannführer
Unit 5th SS Panzer Division Wiking
Battles/wars World War II
Awards Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross
Iron Cross 1st Class
Iron Cross 2nd Class
German Cross in Gold
Wound Badge
Infantry Assault Badge

Karl Heinz Bühler was a Obersturmbannführer (Lieutenant Colonel) in the Waffen SS during World War II who was awarded the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross. Which was awarded to recognize extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership by Nazi Germany during World War II.

Karl Heinz Bühler was born on the 7 August 1912 in Mannheim. He was an early volunteer for the SS and given the SS service number 98.248, he was also a member of the NSDAP party number 3.266.024.

He was awarded the Knight's Cross in May 1945, when in command of the 9th SS Panzer Grenadier Regiment Germania.[Notes 1]

He survived the war and died on the 6 July 1984, in Stuttgart.[2][3]

Commands

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Notes

  1. ^ No evidence of the award to Karl-Heinz Bühler can be found in the German National Archives. The award was presumably awarded by SS-Oberstgruppenführer Sepp Dietrich, which would make it an unlawful presentation. The Order Commission of the Association of Knight's Cross Recipients (AKCR) processed this case in 1977 and decided: Knight's Cross no, 1 May 1945. The case Bühler was again processed in the fall of 1983. Whether or not additional or new evidence materialized remains unknown. The Order Commission decided this time: Knight's Cross yes, 8 May 1945. Von Seemen lists him on 7 May 1945, Krätschmer states 1 May 1945. Fellgiebel later re-dated the award on the 6 May 1945. It remains subject to speculation why this was done. Bühler was a member of the AKCR.[1]

References

Citations
  1. ^ Scherzer 2007, p. 117.
  2. ^ "axis.biographical.research". Archived from the original on 2009-10-28. http://web.archive.org/web/20091028181125/http://geocities.com/~orion47/SS-POLIZEI/SS-Ostubaf_A-D.html. 
  3. ^ "ritterkreuz". http://www.das-ritterkreuz.de/index_search_db.php4?modul=search_result_det&wert1=767. 
  4. ^ "frontkjemper". http://www.frontkjemper.info/show_person.php?P_ID=209. 
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