Martin Buhr

Martin Buhr
Born	3 April 1913 Marienhafe
Died	23 August 1988(1988-08-23) (aged 74) Karlstadt
Allegiance	Nazi Germany (to 1945)  West Germany
Service/branch	Heer
Years of service	1934–1945 1955–1971
Rank	Oberstleutnant (Wehrmacht) Oberst (Bundeswehr)
Commands held	Sturmgeschütz-Abteilung 202 Panzer-Artillerie-Regiment Müncheberg
Battles/wars	World War II Battle of France Operation Barbarossa Lower Dnieper Offensive Battle of Kiev (1943) Battle of the Seelow Heights Battle of Berlin
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Martin Buhr (3 April 1913 – 23 August 1988) was a highly decorated Oberstleutnant in the Wehrmacht during World War II and a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross. The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership. Martin Buhr joined the Bundeswehr in 1955 and retired in 1971 as an Oberst.

Awards and decorations

• Iron Cross (1939)
  • 2nd Class (5 July 1940)
  • 1st Class (26 September 1942)
• Wound Badge (1939)
  • in Black
  • in Silver
• General Assault Badge
• Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross
  • Knight's Cross on 11 September 1943 as Major and commander of Sturmgeschütz-Abteilung 202^[1]

References

Citations

1. ^ Fellgiebel 2000, p. 127.

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

• Ritterkreuztraeger 1939-1945
• World War 2 Awards.com

Persondata
Name	Buentemeyer, Hans
Alternative names
Short description	German officer and Knight's Cross recipient
Date of birth	3 April 1913
Place of birth	Marienhafe, Germany
Date of death	23 August 1988
Place of death	Karlstadt, Germany