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Lieutenant General '''Herbert Büchs''' (20 November 1913 – 19 May 1996) was a [[Germany|German]] air force officer who was a [[Luftwaffe]] staff officer in [[Nazi Germany]]'s [[Oberkommando der Wehrmacht]] (OKW) during [[World War II]]. As second [[adjutant]] to General [[Alfred Jodl]] with the rank of [[Major]] he is notable for being present in the conference room when the [[July 20 plot]] bomb exploded in 1944. |
Lieutenant General '''Herbert Büchs''' (20 November 1913 – 19 May 1996) was a [[Germany|German]] air force officer who was a [[Luftwaffe]] staff officer in [[Nazi Germany]]'s [[Oberkommando der Wehrmacht]] (OKW) during [[World War II]]. As second [[adjutant]] to General [[Alfred Jodl]] with the rank of [[Major]] he is notable for being present in the conference room when the [[July 20 plot]] bomb exploded in 1944. |
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==Biography== |
==Biography== |
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Büchs was born in [[Bytom]], [[Upper Silesia]], where he graduated from the Catholic secondary school in 1933. He then studied [[economics]] at the Universities of [[Graz]] and [[Munich]]. He joined the Air Force in 1935 and became a fighter pilot. In 1939 at the oubreak of World War II he was an operations officer and in June 1941 he flew a [[Junkers Ju 88]] during [[Operation Barbarossa]] and his right arm was injured by machine gun fire. On 1 November 1943 he was appointed as a General Staff Officer with the Wehrmacht Operations Staff at [[Adolf Hitler|Adolf Hitler's]] headquarters. He briefed him on the air war at daily situation conferences and on one occasion had to report the loss of 300 aircraft. |
Büchs was born in [[Bytom]], [[Upper Silesia]], where he graduated from the Catholic secondary school in 1933. He then studied [[economics]] at the Universities of [[Graz]] and [[Munich]]. He joined the Air Force in 1935 and became a fighter pilot. In 1939 at the oubreak of World War II he was an operations officer and in June 1941 he flew a [[Junkers Ju 88]] during [[Operation Barbarossa]] and his right arm was injured by machine gun fire. On 1 November 1943 he was appointed as a General Staff Officer with the Wehrmacht Operations Staff at [[Adolf Hitler|Adolf Hitler's]] headquarters. He briefed him on the air war at daily situation conferences and on one occasion had to report the loss of 300 aircraft. |
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In June 1946 he provided testimony as a witness at the [[Nuremberg Trials]] of Major War Criminals. He then worked in civil engineering on projects in the Middle East and in 1957 rejoined the military and became an aerial tactics instructor at the [[Bundeswehr]] Staff College. He later rose to be Deputy Director of Leadership on the Air Force Command Staff and Chief of Staff of the Federal Armed Forces Operations Staff. |
In June 1946 he provided testimony as a witness at the [[Nuremberg Trials]] of Major War Criminals. He then worked in civil engineering on projects in the Middle East and in 1957 rejoined the military and became an aerial tactics instructor at the [[Bundeswehr]] Staff College. He later rose to be Deputy Director of Leadership on the Air Force Command Staff and Chief of Staff of the Federal Armed Forces Operations Staff.<ref>http://www.spiegel.de/spiegel/print/d-46437600.html Herbert Büchs in [[Der Spiegel]] 1967. Retrieved 6 July 2012</ref> |
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Revision as of 07:55, 13 August 2012
Lieutenant General Herbert Büchs (20 November 1913 – 19 May 1996) was a German air force officer who was a Luftwaffe staff officer in Nazi Germany's Oberkommando der Wehrmacht (OKW) during World War II. As second adjutant to General Alfred Jodl with the rank of Major he is notable for being present in the conference room when the July 20 plot bomb exploded in 1944.
Biography
Büchs was born in Bytom, Upper Silesia, where he graduated from the Catholic secondary school in 1933. He then studied economics at the Universities of Graz and Munich. He joined the Air Force in 1935 and became a fighter pilot. In 1939 at the oubreak of World War II he was an operations officer and in June 1941 he flew a Junkers Ju 88 during Operation Barbarossa and his right arm was injured by machine gun fire. On 1 November 1943 he was appointed as a General Staff Officer with the Wehrmacht Operations Staff at Adolf Hitler's headquarters. He briefed him on the air war at daily situation conferences and on one occasion had to report the loss of 300 aircraft.
In June 1946 he provided testimony as a witness at the Nuremberg Trials of Major War Criminals. He then worked in civil engineering on projects in the Middle East and in 1957 rejoined the military and became an aerial tactics instructor at the Bundeswehr Staff College. He later rose to be Deputy Director of Leadership on the Air Force Command Staff and Chief of Staff of the Federal Armed Forces Operations Staff.[1]
References
- ^ http://www.spiegel.de/spiegel/print/d-46437600.html Herbert Büchs in Der Spiegel 1967. Retrieved 6 July 2012