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ERNST BUSCH

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ERNST BUSCH
ERNST BUSCH
(1885 - 1945) German field marshal, served under List during the invasion of Poland and the following year led the German 16th Army during the Western Offensive. Defeated in Russia, he was sacked by Hitler, recalled to defend Montgomery's advance, and died in a POW camp after capture. War-date typed D.S. with indelible pencil, 1p. oblong 8vo., [n.p..], Feb. 28, 1944, a recommendation for the issuance of the German Cross in Silver to a "Major Klaffke" of Nachr Abt. 14, 14. Inf. Div. File holes at left, docketed. Very good.