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Busch, Rudolf (Lw-Aufklärungsgruppe)
Busch, Rudolf (Lw-Aufklärungsgruppe)
Date of birth:
September 29th, 1915 (Droyssig / Weißenfels)
Date of death:
September 5th, 2007 (Erfurt / Thüringen)
Nationality:
German
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Eisernes Kreuz 2. Klasse
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Eisernes Kreuz 1. Klasse
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Luftwaffe Ehrenpokale für besondere Leistungen im Luftkrieg
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Feldwebel (Sergeant)
Unit:
Flugzeugführer
Awarded on:
February 9th, 1942
Deutsches Kreuz in Gold
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Oberfeldwebel (Flight Sergeant)
Unit:
1.(Fern) Staffel
,
Aufklärungsgruppe 121
,
Luftwaffe
Awarded on:
May 11th, 1942
Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Oberfeldwebel (Flight Sergeant)
Unit:
Flugzeugführer
,
1.(Fern) Staffel
,
Aufklärungsgruppe 121
,
Luftwaffe
Awarded on:
June 9th, 1944
Awarded for flying 200 reconnaissance sorties over the Mediterranean Sea, Africa and the Western Front. In this time he showed high operational readiness even after sustaining injuries in combat.
Sources
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FELLGIEBEL, W.P., Elite of theThird Reich, Helion & Company Limited, Solihull, 2003
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PATZWALL, K. & SCHERZER, V., Das Deutsche Kreuz 1941-1945, Verlag Klaus D. Patzwall, Norderstedt, 2001
.
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PATZWALL, K. D., Der Ehrenpokal für besondere Leistung im Luftkrieg, Verlag Klaus D. Patzwall, Norderstedt, 2008
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ritterkreuztraeger-1939-45.de
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