Ernst Busch

Biography

He was born in Essen-Steele in Germany and makes his education with the academy of juniors Groß Lichterfelde. Busch enlists in the German army in 1904 and serves on the face of the West during the First World War. It receives the medal For the Merit in 1918. After the war, it remains in the army and is named inspector of the transport of the troops in 1925. In 1930, it is high with the rank of lieutenant-colonel and receives the command of the 9th regiment of infantry.

During the Invasion of Poland in 1939, Busch is used under the orders as Wilhelm List and directs the 6th German army the following year during the Bataille of France. Hitler allots the to him Croix of Knight to reward it for its efforts.

Busch takes share with the Opération Barbarossa and, on September 8th 1941, its 16th army seizes Demyansk before taking share with the Siège of Leningrad. In spite of a counter-attack of the Red Army, the troops of Busch hold the line of Staraya to Ostashkov. It is promoted field-marshal following the courageous defense of its position. In 1943 and 1944, it orders the Groupe of armies Center, but after a disastrous defeat in Bielorussia, it is congédié by Hitler in July 1944 and is replaced by the field-marshal Walther Model.

In March 1945, it is recalled and placed at the head of the group of north-western armies. Busch with the mission of stopping the advance of the field-marshal Bernard Montgomery and of Combined in Germany with the assistance of Kurt Student and his 1st army of parachutists. Busch goes to Montgomery the May 2nd 1945 and dies in a prison camp of war with Aldershot, in England, the July 17th 1945.

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