Erich Buschenhagen

Erich Buschenhagen (8 December 1895 – 13 September 1994) was a German general who commanded the LII Corps during World War II. He was also a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves. The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross and its higher grade Oak Leaves was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership. Erich Buschenhagen was captured by Soviet troops in August 1944 after the Jassy–Kishinev Offensive (August 1944) and was held until October 1955.

Awards and decorations

 * Iron Cross (1914)
 * 2nd Class (22 November 1914)
 * 1st Class (7 October 1917)
 * Honour Cross of the World War 1914/1918
 * Anschluss Medal
 * Sudetenland Medal with Prague Castle Bar
 * Iron Cross (1939)
 * 2nd Class (17 September 1939)
 * 1st Class (26 September 1939)
 * Order of the Cross of Liberty, 1st class with Swords (26 October 1941)
 * German Cross in Gold (19 July 1942)
 * Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves
 * Knight's Cross on 5 December 1943 as Generalleutnant and commander of 15. Infanterie Division
 * 521st Oak Leaves on 4 July 1944 as General der Infanterie and commander of LII. Armeekorps
 * Mentioned in the Wehrmachtbericht (12 May 1944)