Otto Büsing

Otto Karl Gerd Lorenz Adolf Büsing
Born 22 August 1896
Kiel
Died 8 March 1944 (aged 47)
Kirovohrad, Ukraine
Allegiance German Empire German Empire (to 1918)
 Weimar Republic (to 1919)
Nazi Germany 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

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

References

Citations
  1. ↑ Fellgiebel 2000, p. 127.
Bibliography
  • Fellgiebel, Walther-Peer (2000). 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.
  • 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.

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