(Photo courtesy of Gareth Collins)
Generalmajor Erich Büscher
Born: 17 Jul 1892 in Trier
Died: 30 Apr 1982 in Bad Oldesloe
Promotions:
Fähnrich (27 Jan 1913); Leutnant (17 Feb 1914); Oberleutnant (31 Jul 1925); Hauptmann (01 Feb 1930); Major (01 Jun 1935); Oberstleutnant (01 Feb 1938); Oberst (01 Jan 1941); Generalmajor (01 Dec 1944)
Career:
Entered Army Service (15 Jun 1912)
Fahnenjunker in the 148th Infantry-Regiment (15 Jun 1912-01 Aug 1914)
Platoon-Leader in the 148th Infantry-Regiment (01 Aug 1914-28 Aug 1914)
Company-Leader in the 148th Infantry-Regiment (28 Aug 1914-19 Feb 1919)
Leader of a Border-Guard-Detachment (19 Feb 1919-01 Jan 1920)
Transferred into the 40th Rifle-Regiment (01 Jan 1920-01 Oct 1920)
Transferred into the 3rd Infantry-Regiment (01 Oct 1920-31 Dec 1920)
Retired (31 Dec 1920)
Reactivated to Army Service (01 Nov 1922)
Employed again in the 3rd Infantry-Regiment (01 Nov 1922-01 Apr 1924)
Transferred into the 1st Infantry-Regiment (01 Apr 1924-01 Oct 1925)
Adjutant of the II. Battalion of the 1st Infantry-Regiment (01 Oct 1925-01 May 1928)
Transferred into the 18th Infantry-Regiment (01 May 1928-01 Oct 1929)
Company-Chief in the 18th Infantry-Regiment (01 Oct 1929-01 Oct 1935)
Tactics-Instructor at the War School Hannover (01 Oct 1935-01 Dec 1936)
Transferred to the Reichs War Court, with the Uniform of the 39th Infantry-Regiment (01 Dec 1936-05 Feb 1940)
Commander of the 509th Infantry-Regiment (05 Feb 1940-15 Nov 1940)
Commander of the 571st Infantry-Regiment (15 Nov 1940-08 Feb 1942)
Commander of War-School VI, Beverloo, later Metz (08 Feb 1942-24 Apr 1943)
Commander of the 208th Grenadier-Regiment (24 Apr 1943-07 Jun 1943)
Führer-Reserve (07 Jun 1943-08 Sep 1943)
Commander of the 861st Grenadier-Regiment (08 Sep 1943-15 Oct 1944)
Commander of the Corps-Battle-School of the LXXIV. Army-Corps in Kall (Eifel) (15 Oct 1944-18 Feb 1945)
Commandant of the Bridge-Head at Germersheim (18 Feb 1945-08 Apr 1945)
In captivity (08 Apr 1945-12 May 1947)
Released (12 May 1947)

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