Career
The Knight"s Cross of the Iron Cross was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership. Fritz Buchenau joined the Bundeswehr in 1956 and retired in 1972 as a Brigadegeneral. Iron Cross (1939) Bibliography.
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Fritz Buchenau
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Achievements
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Iron Cross (1939) 2nd Class (1 July 1940) 1st Class (23 December 1941) Wound Badge (1939) in Black (8 June 1940) in Silver (19 October 1943) Infantry Assault Badge (12 December 1940) Eastern Front Medal (1 January 1943) Knight"s Cross of the Iron Cross on 28 March 1945 as Major and commander of Fahnenjunker-Regiment 4 of the Artillerie-Schule II Groß-Born.
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Died
February 8, 1991 (aged 76)