# Ernst Buffa

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**Ernst Buffa** (14 February 1893 – 19 September 1971) was a general in the [Luftwaffe](/source/Luftwaffe) of [Nazi Germany](/source/Nazi_Germany) during [World War II](/source/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](/source/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](/source/Traben-Trarbach).

## Awards and decorations

- [Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross](/source/Knight's_Cross_of_the_Iron_Cross) on 5 September 1944 as *[Generalleutnant](/source/Generalleutnant)* and commander of 12. Flak-Division (mot.)[1]

## References

### Citations

1. Fellgiebel 2000, p. 127.

### Bibliography

- Fellgiebel, Walther-Peer (2000 [1986]). *Die Träger des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939–1945 — Die Inhaber der höchsten Auszeichnung des Zweiten Weltkrieges aller Wehrmachtteile* [The Bearers of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross 1939–1945 — The Owners of the Highest Award of the Second World War of all Wehrmacht Branches] (in German). Friedberg, Germany: Podzun-Pallas. ISBN 978-3-7909-0284-6.
- Patzwall, Klaus D. & Scherzer, Veit (2001). *Das Deutsche Kreuz 1941 – 1945 Geschichte und Inhaber Band II* [The German Cross 1941 – 1945 History and Recipients Volume 2] (in German). Norderstedt, Germany: Verlag Klaus D. Patzwall. ISBN 978-3-931533-45-8.

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