Horst Freiherr Treusch von Buttlar-Brandenfels (1911)

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Horst Freiherr Treusch von Buttlar-Brandenfels
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Birth name Horst Erwin Walther Freiherr von Buttlar, genannt Treusch, zu Brandenfels
Birth date 11 August 1911(1911-08-11)
Place of birth Altona near Hamburg, Regierungsbezirk Schleswig, Province of Schleswig-Holstein, Kingdom of Prussia, German Empire
Death date 18 October 1974 (aged 63)
Place of death Oldenburg, Lower Saxony, West Germany
Allegiance  Weimar Republic
 National Socialist Germany
Service/branch War Ensign of Germany (1921–1933).png Reichswehr
Luftwaffe eagle.jpg Luftwaffe
Years of service 1930–1945
Rank Lieutenant Colonel
Battles/wars Spanish Civil War
World War II

Horst Erwin Walther Freiherr Treusch von Buttlar zu Brandenfels (11 August 1911 – 18 October 1974) was a German officer of the Reichswehr and the Wehrmacht, finally Lieutenant Colonel and General Staff Officer of the Luftwaffe in World War II.

Life

After attending Gymnasium (learning French and English) and achieving his Abitur, Freiherr Treusch von Buttlar-Brandenfels joined the Reichswehr on 1 April 1930 as an officer candidate. Officially assigned to a motorcycle rifle (Kradschützen) company of the 6. (Preußische) Kraftfahr-Abteilung (6th Prussian Motor Vehicle Department), he was commanded to the Deutsche Verkehrsfliegerschule (German Commercial Pilot School; DVS) at Schleißheim for "commercial" pilot training until 31 March 1932. He was then further trained as an officer, only interrupted by pilot exercises (he also obtained his blind or instrument flying qualification). On 1 October 1934, he was transferren from the army to the air force.

  • Autumn 1934 Passed the Luftwaffe officer's examination as the best in his class
  • 1 October 1934 Pilot at the Rechlin testing site (Erprobungsstelle Rechlin)
    • The Rechlin test site on the southeast shore of the Müritz near Rechlin was the central testing site for aircraft in the German Reich from 1926 to 1945.
  • 1 October 1935 (rank seniority date) Oberleutnant (1st Lieutenant)
  • 1 January 1936 Adjutant of the commander of the Rechlin testing site Colonel Kurt Arthur Benno Student
  • 1 May 1938 Squadron Captain (Staffelkapitän) in the II. Group (in Schwäbisch Hall) of the Kampfgeschwader 355 (KG 355) equipped with Heinkel He 111 H bombers
  • 1 January 1939 (rank seniority date) Hauptmann (Captain)
  • 27/28 February to 30 June 1939 Sonderstab W (Condor Legion)
    • Freiherr Treusch von Buttlar-Brandenfels commanded the 2nd Squadron of K/88 (Kampfgruppe 88): Bomber group equipped with three squadrons of Junkers Ju 52
  • 1 July 1939 Squadron Captain (Staffelkapitän) in the III. Group (in Königgrätz) of the Kampfgeschwader 77 (KG 77)
  • 9 October 1939 Adjutant of the Kampfgeschwader 77 (KG 77) in Prague
  • 16 June 1940 Appointed IIa (1st Adjutant, personnel administration for officers) on the staff of Air Fleet Command 3
  • 20 December 1941 Commanded to the Air District Command I and assigned to the area of the I. Air Corps (Operational Area of ​​the Eastern Front) as Chief of Operations (Ia) with the Close Combat Commander (NaKaFü) as well as liaison officer to the XXXIX Army Corps
  • 1 April 1942 (rank seniority date) Major
    • 1 June 1943 Appointed General Staff Officer (Major i. G.)
  • 26 May 1942 Administrative officer with the Ia (Command Department) on the staff of the Air Fleet Command 3
  • 15 July 1942 Ic (Third General Staff Officer and Chief Intelligence Officer) on the staff of the Air District Command (Luftgaukommando) Belgium/Northern France
  • 1 January 1943 Pilot with the 3rd (Long-Range Reconnaissance) Squadron of the Reconnaissance Group 33 (Aufklärungsgruppe 33) equipped with Junkers Ju 88
  • 1 June 1943 Ic (Third General Staff Officer and Chief Intelligence Officer) on the staff of the Air Fleet Command 3 (Luftgaukommando 3)
  • 28 October 1944 Commanded to the staff of the Commanding General of the German Air Force in Norway (Major General / Lieutenant General Ernst-August Roth)
  • 19 December 1944 (another source states 10 January 1945) to 8 May 1945 1st General Staff Officer and Chief of Operations (Ia) of the 5th Air Division (5. Flieger-Division)

Family

Horst was the son of lord of the manor (Rittergut Markershausen) Colonel (retired 1931[1]) Karl Ludwig Walther Kurt Freiherr Treusch von Buttlar-Brandenfels (b. 8 November 1880 in Sondershausen), active member of the Old Hessian Knighthood, and his wife (∞ Hamburg 1 July 1910) Magda Emma Luise, divorced Freifrau von Ledebur, née von Braunschweig (b. 17 January 1883 in Hamburg).[2] He had at least one sibling. His younger brother Erwin Herrmann Ernst Freiherr Treusch von Buttlar-Brandenfels (b. 2 September 1915 in Braunschwieg) served as an infantry officer of the Wehrmacht.[3] Horst Freiherr Treusch von Buttlar-Brandenfels was, according to his military files, married, but as of the file entry from March 1944, not yet a father.

Awards and decorations

Sources

  • German Federal Archives: BArch RL 5/1229

External links

References

  1. ↑ Rangliste des Deutschen Reichsheeres, 1931, p. 48
  2. ↑ Gothaisches Genealogisches Taschenbuch der Freiherrlichen Häuser, 1926, p. 130
  3. ↑ Gothaisches Genealogisches Taschenbuch der Freiherrlichen Häuser, 1938, p. 59
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