Generalmajor Otto Büsing Born: 22 Aug 1896 in Kiel Died: 08 Mar 1944 by Rovnoye-Kirovograd, USSR (KIA) Promotions:
Fähnrich (27 Jan 1915); Leutnant (04 Mar 1915); Charakter als Oberleutnant (12 Aug 1919); Rittmeister (01 Sep 1934); Major (01 Jan 1938); Oberstleutnant (01 Mar 1941); Oberst (01 Dec 1942); Generalmajor (nachträglich) (01 Mar 1944) Career:
Entered Army Service (27 Jan 1915)
Fähnrich in the 1st Horse Jäger-Regiment, Company-Chief in a Infantry-Regiment (27 Jan 1915-12 Aug 1919)
Retired (12 Aug 1919)
Reactivated to Army Service (01 Sep 1934)
Rittmeister in the 10th Mounted-Regiment (01 Sep 1934-01 Oct 1934)
Squadron-Chief in the 10th Mounted-Regiment (01 Oct 1934-24 Nov 1938)
Adjutant of the 5th Panzer-Division (24 Nov 1938-15 Dec 1939)
Commander of the 8th Reconnaissance-Battalion (15 Dec 1939-01 Oct 1940)
Führer-Reserve (01 Oct 1940-15 Jan 1941)
Commander of the 39th Panzer-Regiment (15 Jan 1941-1941)
For a short time was Commander of the 26th Panzer-Regiment and Adjutant in the Army High Command of the 2nd Panzer-Army (1941-1942)
Commander of the 39th Panzer-Regiment (01 Feb 1942-28 Dec 1942)
Commander of Panzer-Regiment Großdeutschland (28 Dec 1942-00 Feb 1944)
Delegated with the Leadership of Panzer-Division Großdeutschland (00 Feb 1944-08 Mar 1944)
Killed-in-Action (08 Mar 1944)
Awards & Decorations:
- - Ritterkreuz: am 21.11.1942 als Oberstleutnant und Komm. Panzer-Regiment 39
- - 1939 EK I –S-
- - 1939 EK II –S-
- - 1914 EK I
- - 1914 EK II
- - Ehrenkreuz für Frontkämpfer
- - Wehrmacht-Dienstauszeichnung
- - Panzerkampfabzeichen
- - Medaille “Winterschlacht im Osten 1941/1942”
- - Nennung im Ehrenblatt des Heeres: am 16.10.1942 als Oberstleutnant und Komm. Panzer-Regiment 39
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