Nikolaus Büsen

Dr. Nikolaus Büsen
Born	6 March 1911 Kiel
Died	14 June 1942(1942-06-14) (aged 31) North Africa
Allegiance	Nazi Germany
Service/branch	Luftwaffe
Years of service	?–1942
Rank	Hauptmann
Unit	Fernaufklärungs-Gruppe 122
Battles/wars	World War II Battle of Britain North African Campaign
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

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Dr. Nikolaus Büsen (6 March 1911 – 14 June 1942) was a German Luftwaffe reconnaissance pilot and recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross during World War II. The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership. Nikolaus Büsen was killed on 14 June 1942 over North African coast. He was posthumously awarded the Knight's Cross on 4 September 1942.

Awards

• Flugzeugführerabzeichen
• Front Flying Clasp of the Luftwaffe in Gold
• Iron Cross (1939)
  • 2nd Class (29 November 1939)
  • 1st Class (13 June 1940)
• German Cross in Gold (24 November 1941)
• Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross
  • Knight's Cross on 4 September 1942 as Hauptmann and Staffelführer of the 1./Fernaufklärungs-Gruppe 122^[1]

References

Citations

1. ^ Fellgiebel 2000, p. 126.

Bibliography

• Fellgiebel, Walther-Peer (2000). Die Träger des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939-1945. Friedburg, Germany: Podzun-Pallas. ISBN 3-7909-0284-5.
• Obermaier, Ernst (1989). Die Ritterkreuzträger der Luftwaffe Jagdflieger 1939 - 1945 (in German). Mainz, Germany: Verlag Dieter Hoffmann. ISBN 3-87341-065-6.
• Scherzer, Veit (2007). Die 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

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

Persondata
Name	Buesen, Nikolaus
Alternative names
Short description	German pilot and Knight's Cross recipient
Date of birth	6 March 1911
Place of birth	Kiel, Germany
Date of death	14 June 1942
Place of death	North Africa