Rudolf von Bünau (father)
Rudolf von Bünau | |
|---|---|
 Rudolf von Bünau | |
| Born | 19 August 1890 Stuttgart |
| Died | 14 January 1962 (aged 71) Kirchheim unter Teck |
| Allegiance |  German Empire (to 1918) Weimar Republic (to 1933) Nazi Germany |
| Service | Heer |
| Years of service | 1909 - 1945 |
| Rank | General der Infanterie |
| Commands | 177. Infanterie-Division 73. Infanterie-Division XXXXVII Panzerkorps LII Armeekorps XI. Armeekorps |
| Battles / wars | World War I World War II |
| Awards | Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves |
| Relations | Rudolf von Bünau (son) |
Template:Foreignchar Rudolf von Bünau (19 August 1890 – 14 January 1962) was a German general who commanded several 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, with Oak Leaves, were awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership). von Bünau was captured by American forces in May 1945, he was released in April 1947.
His son, also named Rudolf von Bünau, was awarded the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 8 August 1943 as Hauptmann and commander of Panzer-Aufklärungs-Abteilung 9 (9th Panzer Reconnaissance Battalion). He was killed in action just one week later on 15 August 1943 south of Roslavl and posthumously promoted to Major. His other son, Oberleutnant Günther von Bünau, a recipient of the German Cross in Gold, was also killed in action in 1943.
Awards and decorations
- Iron Cross (1914)
- 2nd Class (9 September 1914)
- 1st Class (14 November 1914)
- Cross of Honor (15 January 1935)
- Sudetenland Medal (1 November 1939)
- Iron Cross (1939)
- 2nd Class (17 September 1939)
- 1st Class (26 September 1939)
- Eastern Front Medal (1 August 1942)
- Crimea Shield (15 September 1942)
- Kuban Shield (1 October 1944)
- Order of Michael the Brave 3rd Class (19 March 1943)
- German Cross in Gold (23 January 1943)
- Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves
- Knight's Cross on 15 August 1940 as Oberst and commander of Infanterie-Regiment 133[1]
- 766th Oak Leaves on 5 March 1945 as General der Infanterie and commander of XI.Armeekorps[2]
References
- Citations
- Bibliography
- Fellgiebel, Walther-Peer (2000). Die Träger des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939-1945. Friedburg, Germany: Podzun-Pallas. ISBN 3-7909-0284-5.
- Scherzer, Veit (2007). Ritterkreuzträger 1939–1945 Die Inhaber des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939 von Heer, Luftwaffe, Kriegsmarine, Waffen-SS, Volkssturm sowie mit Deutschland verbündeter Streitkräfte nach den Unterlagen des Bundesarchives (in German). Jena, Germany: Scherzers Miltaer-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-938845-17-2.
External links
- Lexikon der Wehrmacht
- World War 2 Awards.com
- Ritterkreuztraeger 1939-1945
- Rudolf von Bünau @ Axis Biographical Research
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- 1890 births
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- German military personnel of World War I
- German military personnel of World War II
- Recipients of the Iron Cross
- Recipients of the Cross of Honor
- Recipients of the German Cross
- Recipients of the Knight's Cross
- Recipients of the Order of Michael the Brave
- World War II prisoners of war held by the United States
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