Rudolf Buhse

Rudolf Gustav Buhse ( born April 10, 1905 in Graudenz, † November 26, 1997 in Tutzing ) was a German officer in the army, the Wehrmacht, and later Brigadier General of the Bundeswehr.

Military Biography

Promotions

Buhse took effect on April 1, 1924 in the Reichswehr, where he ( Badisches ) was assigned to the 14th Infantry Regiment. A short time later, he was transferred to the 3rd ( Prussian ) Infantry Regiment, which regiment was his tribe to the end of September 1934. During his time there Buhse served as a platoon leader and was from September 1928 to March 1929 recruits officer in Marienwerderstraße. In October 1934 Buhse changed as a company officer for the 4th (MG) ​​Infantry Regiment to Marienburg on which he left the end of September 1935 again. He then completed by September 1937 a General Staff Officer Course at the War Academy in Berlin. October 12, 1937, Buhse as company commander to his new master Regiment, the infantry regiment 47 to Lüneburg. This Buhse moved as commander of III. Battalion in conjunction with the 22nd Infantry Division in the western campaign, later in the Eastern campaign as part of Army Group South to the Crimea and Sevastopol fortress. On 15 October 1942 Buhse was appointed commander of his regiment. This he then led a battle group Buhse referred to African campaign, where Buhse fell into British captivity on 9 May 1943.

In 1946, Buhse returned to Germany and joined on 1 September 1956, the German Armed Forces in the rank of colonel. He was until 1958 Head of the test group receiving organization based in Hanover. 1958 rose Buhse head of unit for staff in the Ministry of Defence in Bonn, whose function he held until the end of June 1960. On 1 July 1959 he was appointed commander of Panzergrenadier Brigade 2 in Brunswick, which he led until the end of October 1960. On November 1, 1960 he became commander of the Infantry School in mutton castle, where he was appointed on 5 December 1960 Brigadier General. These he led until his retirement on September 30, 1962.

Awards

• Iron Cross (1939 ) II and I. Class
• German Cross in Gold on October 27, 1941
• Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on August 17, 1942
• Great Cross of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany on 13 September 1962 ( on the occasion of his farewell ceremony )