Ernst Buffa

Ernst Joachim Valentin Gustav Buffa
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Born	14 February 1893
Died	19 September 1971(1971-09-19) (aged 78)
Allegiance	German Empire Weimar Republic Nazi Germany
Branch	Prussian Army Reichsheer Luftwaffe
Service years	1912–1945
Rank	Generalleutnant
Commands	12th Flak Division 21st Flak Division
Conflicts	World War II
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Ernst Buffa (14 February 1893 – 19 September 1971) was a general in the Luftwaffe of Nazi Germany during World War II. Son of Franz Freiherr Buffa von Lilienberg und Castellalt, Baron of the Holy Roman Empire, he enlisted in the German army in 1912. He entered the Military Academy of Berlin in May 1916. During World War I he was sent to the Western Front. He was also a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross. At the end of the war he was held as an American prisoner-of-war from May 1945 until 1947. After his release he moved to Argentina where he wrote about his wartime experiences. He died in 1971 in the village of Traben-Trarbach.

Awards and decorations

• Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 5 September 1944 as Generalleutnant and commander of 12. Flak-Division (mot.)