(Photo courtesy of Gareth Collins)
Generalleutnant Friedrich Buschmann
Born: 24 Jan 1885 in Wiesbaden
Died: 11 Mar 1954 in Berlin
Promotions:
Charakter als Fähnrich (14 Mar 1905); Fähnrich (18 Nov 1905); Leutnant (18 Aug 1906); Oberleutnant (28 Nov 1914); Hauptmann (22 Mar 1916); Major (01 Feb 1929); Oberstleutnant (01 May 1933); Oberst (01 May 1935); Generalmajor (01 Jan 1939); Charakter als Generalleutnant (01 Nov 1940); Generalleutnant (01 Nov 1941)
Career:
Entered Army Service (14 Mar 1905)
Fähnrich in the 7th Foot-Artillery-Regiment (14 Mar 1905-1914)
Battery-Leader of the 4th Coastal-Mortar-Battery, leader of the 46th later 138th Heavy-Artillery-Battalion (1914-01 Oct 1919)
Battery-Chief in the 7th Reichswehr-Artillery-Regiment (01 Oct 1919-01 Oct 1920)
Battery-Chief in the 6th Artillery-Regiment (01 Oct 1920-01 Feb 1925)
Advisor in the Army-Weapons-Office, RWM (01 Feb 1925-01 Feb 1929)
Major with the Staff of the III. Battalion of the 6th Artillery-Regiment (01 Feb 1929-01 Feb 1930)
Artillery-Officer of Fortress Königsberg (01 Feb 1930-1933)
Inspector for Artillery-Arms in the Army-Weapons-Office (1933-01 Oct 1934)
Commander of the III. Battalion of Artillery-Regiment Schwerin (01 Oct 1934-01 Oct 1935)
Commander of the 56th Artillery-Regiment (01 Oct 1935-10 Nov 1938)
Artillery-Commander 4 (10 Nov 1938-1940)
Artillery-Commander 24 (1940-30 Apr 1942)
Retired (30 Apr 1942)

Awards & Decorations:
Deutsches Kreuz in Gold (11 Jun 1942)


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