Richard Bausch (officer)

Richard Bausch
Born	10 August 1910 Niederwöllstadt
Died	22 March 1974 (aged 63) Frankfurt am Main
Allegiance	Nazi Germany
Service/branch	Heer
Years of service	1935–45
Rank	Major of the Reserves
Commands held	II./Grenadier-Regiment 57
Battles/wars	World War II Battle of France Operation Barbarossa Battle of Kiev (1941) Battle of the Caucasus Kuban bridgehead Crimean Offensive Battle of the Bulge
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Richard Bausch (10 August 1910 – 22 March 1974) was a highly decorated Major of the Reserves in the Wehrmacht during World War II. He was also 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. Richard Bausch was captured by American forces during the Battle of the Bulge and was held until 1946.

Awards and decorations

• Iron Cross (1939)
  • 2nd Class (4 July 1940)
  • 1st Class (25 June 1941)
• Wound Badge (1939)
  • in Black (?)
  • in Silver (11 August 1943)
• Infantry Assault Badge (31 August 1941)
• Eastern Front Medal (1 October 1942)
• Close Combat Clasp
  • in Bronze (15 July 1943)
• German Cross in Gold on 5 November 1942 as Oberleutnant of the Reserves in the 1./Infanterie-Regiment 36^[1]
• Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 9 June 1944 as Hauptmann of the Reserves and commander of II./Grenadier-Regiment 57^[2]
• Kuban Shield

References

Citations

1. Patzwall & Scherzer 2001, p. 29.
2. Fellgiebel 2000, p. 107.

Bibliography

• Fellgiebel, Walther-Peer (2000) [1986]. Die Träger des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939–1945 — Die Inhaber der höchsten Auszeichnung des Zweiten Weltkrieges aller Wehrmachtteile [The Bearers of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross 1939–1945 — The Owners of the Highest Award of the Second World War of all Wehrmacht Branches] (in German). Friedberg, Germany: Podzun-Pallas. ISBN 978-3-7909-0284-6.
• Patzwall, Klaus D.; Scherzer, Veit (2001). Das Deutsche Kreuz 1941 – 1945 Geschichte und Inhaber Band II [The German Cross 1941 – 1945 History and Recipients Volume 2] (in German). Norderstedt, Germany: Verlag Klaus D. Patzwall. ISBN 978-3-931533-45-8.
• 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 [The Knight's Cross Bearers 1939–1945 The Holders of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross 1939 by Army, Air Force, Navy, Waffen-SS, Volkssturm and Allied Forces with Germany According to the Documents of the Federal Archives] (in German). Jena, Germany: Scherzers Militaer-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-938845-17-2.

External links

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