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Büsen, Nikolaus

Date of birth:
March 6th, 1911 (Kiel/Schleswig-Holstein, Germany)
Date of death:
June 14th, 1942 (Algiers, North Africa)
Nationality:
German

Biography

Nikolaus Büsen was seriously wounded in an air battle on June 13th, 1942 and died of his wounds in the hospital at Algiers on June 14th.

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Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Awarded on:
November 29th, 1939
Eisernes Kreuz 2. Klasse
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Awarded on:
June 13th, 1940
Eisernes Kreuz 1. Klasse
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Oberleutnant (Flying Officer)
Unit:
1.(Fern) Staffel, Aufklärungsgruppe 122, Luftwaffe
Awarded on:
November 24th, 1941
Deutsches Kreuz in Gold
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Hauptmann (Flight Lieutenant)
Unit:
Staffelführer, 1.(Fern) Staffel, Aufklärungsgruppe 122, Luftwaffe
Awarded on:
September 4th, 1942
Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes

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