Rudolf Buhse

Rudolf Buhse (10 April 1905 – 26 November 1997) was an officer in the Wehrmacht of Nazi Germany during World War II and a Brigadegeneral in Bundeswehr. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross. Buhse surrendered to the Allied troops during the fall of Tunisia in 1943.

Rudolf Buhse
Born(1905-04-10)10 April 1905
Graudenz
Died26 November 1997(1997-11-26) (aged 92)
Tutzing
Allegiance Weimar Republic (to 1933)
 Nazi Germany (to 1945)
 West Germany
Service/branchArmy
Years of service1924–45
1956–62
RankOberst (Wehrmacht)
Brigadegeneral (Bundeswehr)
Battles/warsWorld War II
AwardsKnight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Post-war

Buhse was released in 1946, he joined the West German Bundeswehr on 1 September 1956 (rank Oberst). He headed the commission for the admission of former Wehrmacht soldiers into the Bundeswehr in Hannover and later worked in the Federal Ministry of Defence in Bonn. From 1 July 1959 to 31 October 1960 he commanded the Panzergrenadierbrigade 2 in Braunschweig and became commander of the Infantry school in Hammelburg on 1 November 1960 (promoted to Brigadegeneral in December 1960). Buhse retired on 30 September 1962.[1]

Awards and decorations

References

Citations
  1. Dermot Bradley: Die Generale und Admirale der Bundeswehr, Band 3 : Laegeler – Quiel, ISBN 3-7648-2382-8, pp. 283–284 (in German)
  2. 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 [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.
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