Karl Bülowius

Karl Robert Max Bülowius (2 March 1890 – 27 March 1945) was a German Army officer who served during the First World War and the Second World War. He also served eleven non-consecutive years for the Weimar Republic during the interwar period which began in 1919 and ended in September 1939.

Life and career

Early life and World War I Karl Bülowius was born on 2 March 1890 in Königsberg, Germany (now Kaliningrad, Russia). Bülowius participated in the First World War, serving in various engineering departments of the German Army that were involved in military duties in both Europe and Palestine. He was relieved from the Army on 31 December 1920 due to unfortunate circumstances surrounding the structure of Germany's post-World War I military.

World War II and suicide At the beginning of World War II, he commanded Oberbaustab X. Bülowius finished his career in the German Heer component by committing suicide on 27 March 1945 at the prisoner-of-war camp named Camp Forrest in Coffee County, Tennessee, USA. He is interred at the Chattanooga National Cemetery in Chattanooga, Tennessee, USA.

Credentials

Promotions Fahnenjunker – 26 November 1907 Fähnrich – 18 August 1908 Leutnant – 19 June 1909 Oberleutnant – 18 June 1915 Hauptmann (Captain) – May 1918 Major – 1 April 1934 Oberstleutnant – 1 August 1936 Oberst – 5 January 1939 Generalmajor – 1 April 1942 Generalleutnant – 1 April 1943

Awards

Türkische Silberne Liakat-(Verdienst)-Medaille mit Schwertern Türkischer Eiserner Halbmond Königlich Bulgarische Tapferkeitsorden, IV. Klasse (II. Stufe) Ehrenkreuz für Frontkämpfer Wehrmacht-Dienstauszeichnung, IV. to I. Class Iron Cross (1939), 2. and 1. Class Kriegsverdienstkreuz (1939) II. und I. Klasse mit Schwertern Medaille "Winterschlacht im Osten 1941/42" Ärmelband "Afrika" 23px German Cross in Silver – November 30, 1942 as Generalmajor and Armee-Pionier-Führer der 9. Armee

In fiction Bülowius would make a "special guest appearance" in the Japanese video game Sgt. Saunders' Combat!. This officer is only seen during the North Africa campaign of 1942–43; particularly during the Tunisia Campaign. He holds the rank of Generalmajor in the game and can be killed by any Allied Forces unit. In campaign mode, Bülowius can only be utilized by the AI opponent. He may be seen in other video games related to World War II that involve either the Eastern Front and/or the North Africa campaign.