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  • Ernst Buffa
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  • Ernst Joachim Valentin Gustav Buffa (14 February 1893 – 19 September 1971) was a highly decorated Generalleutnant in the Luftwaffe 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. Ernst Buffa was taken prisoner by American troops in 1945 and was held until 1947.
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serviceyears
  • 1912
Birth Date
  • 1893-02-14
Commands
Branch
  • Luftwaffe
  • Deutsches Heer
  • Reichswehr
death place
Name
  • Ernst Joachim Valentin Gustav Buffa
Birth Place
  • Oppeln
Title
  • Commander of 12. Flak-Division (mot)
  • Commander of 21. Flak-Division
  • Commander of Flak-Regiment 104 (mot)
Awards
Rank
Battles
  • World War I
  • World War II *Annexation of Austria *Annexation of the Sudetenland *Battle of France *Battle of Kursk *Defense of the Reich
Before
  • None
  • Generalleutnant Gotthard Frantz
  • Generalleutnant Kurt Steudemann
Years
  • --06-06
  • --11-01
  • --12-21
After
abstract
  • Ernst Joachim Valentin Gustav Buffa (14 February 1893 – 19 September 1971) was a highly decorated Generalleutnant in the Luftwaffe 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. Ernst Buffa was taken prisoner by American troops in 1945 and was held until 1947.