Richard Bausch (officer)

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Richard Bausch
Born	(1910-08-10)10 August 1910 Niederwöllstadt
Died	22 March 1974(1974-03-22) (aged 63) Frankfurt am Main
Allegiance	Nazi Germany
Service/branch	Heer
Years of service	1935–1945
Rank	Major der Reserve
Commands held	II./Grenadier-Regiment 57
Battles/wars	World War II Battle of France Operation Barbarossa Battle of Kiev (1941) Battle of the Caucasus Kuban bridgehead Crimean Offensive Battle of the Bulge
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Richard Bausch (10 August 1910 – 22 March 1974) was a highly decorated Major der Reserve 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. Richard Bausch was captured by American forces during the Battle of the Bulge and was held until 1946.

Awards and decorations

Iron Cross (1939)
- 2nd Class (4 July 1940)
- 1st Class (25 June 1941)
Wound Badge (1939)
- in Black (?)
- in Silver (11 August 1943)
Infantry Assault Badge (31 August 1941)
Eastern Front Medal (1 October 1942)
Close Combat Clasp
- in Bronze (15 July 1943)
German Cross in Gold (5 November 1941)
Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 9 June 1944 as Hauptmann der Reserve and commander of II./Grenadier-Regiment 57^[1]
Kuban Shield

References

Citations

↑ Fellgiebel 2000, p. 107.

Bibliography

Fellgiebel, Walther-Peer (2000). Die Träger des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939–1945 – Die Inhaber der höchsten Auszeichnung des Zweiten Weltkrieges aller Wehrmachtsteile [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.
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 [The Knight's Cross Bearers 1939–1945 The Holders of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross 1939 by Army, Air Force, Navy, Waffen-SS, Volkssturm and Allied Forces with Germany According to the Documents of the Federal Archives] (in German). Jena, Germany: Scherzers Miltaer-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-938845-17-2.

External links

v t e Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross recipients of the 9th Infantry Division

Stab	Siegmund Freiherr von Schleinitz

Infanterie/Grenadier-Regiment 36	Rudolf Bäcker Fritz Herrmann Werner Kolb (Oak Leaves) Walter Rittershausen

Infanterie/Grenadier-Regiment 57	Richard Bausch Erich Löffler Karl Pietschmann Paul Wickel Rainer Winckler

Infanterie/Grenadier-Regiment 116	Hans Becker Walter Eggers Erich Frank Herbert Heim Paul Scheuerpflug¹ (Oak Leaves)

Panzerjäger-Abteilung 9	Kurt Volk

Aufklärungs-Abteilung 9	Otto Diem

¹ Oak Leaves with the 68th Infantry Division

Persondata
Name	Bausch, Richard
Alternative names
Short description	German officer and Knight's Cross recipient
Date of birth	10 August 1910
Place of birth	Niederwöllstadt, Germany
Date of death	22 March 1974
Place of death	Frankfurt am Main

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