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Wedel, von, Busso Hermann Richard

Date of birth:
June 12th, 1897 (Giebichenstein-Halle (Saale)/Saxony, Germany)
Date of death:
March 15th, 1981 (Eckernförde/Schleswig-Holstein, Germany)
Nationality:
German

Biography

Promotions:
1914: Fahnenjunker;
1915: Leutnant;
?: Oberleutnant;
January 1st, 1934: Hauptmann;
April 1st, 1942: Oberst (RDA -427-).

Career:
1914: Hannoverisches Dragoner Regiment 16;
1934: 7. Kompanie, II. Jäger-Bataillon, Infanterie-Regiment 4;
1939: Kommandeur, II. / Infanterie-Regiment 89;
August 13th, 1941 - September 30th, 1941: mit den Führung beauftragt, Infanterie-Regiment 48;
January 15th, 1942; Führer Infanterie-Regiment 89;
July 1st, 1943: Führerreserve OKH;
July 1st, 1944: Sonderführerreserve OKH;'
November 15th, 1944: Führerreserve OKH.

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Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Oberstleutnant (Lieutenant-colonel)
Unit:
Kommandeur, Infanterie-Regiment 89, 12. Infanterie-Division, Heer
Awarded on:
March 25th, 1942
Deutsches Kreuz in Gold
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Oberst (Colonel)
Unit:
Kommandeur, Grenadier-Regiment 89, 12. Infanterie-Division, Heer
Awarded on:
May 18th, 1943
Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes

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