| Rudolf Buhse | |
| Birth Date: | 10 April 1905 |
| Birth Place: | Graudenz |
| Death Place: | Tutzing |
| Allegiance: | (to 1933) (to 1945) |
| Branch: | Army |
| Serviceyears: | 1924–45 1956–62 |
| Rank: | Oberst (Wehrmacht) Brigadegeneral (Bundeswehr) |
| Battles: | World War II |
| Awards: | Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross |
Rudolf Gustav Buhse (10 April 1905 – 26 November 1997) was an officer in the Wehrmacht of Nazi Germany during World War II and a Brigadegeneral in Bundeswehr. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross. Buhse surrendered to the Allied troops during the fall of Tunisia in 1943.
Buhse was released in 1946, he joined the West German Bundeswehr on 1 September 1956 (rank Oberst). He headed the commission for the admission of former Wehrmacht soldiers into the Bundeswehr in Hannover and later worked in the Federal Ministry of Defence in Bonn. From 1 July 1959 to 31 October 1960 he commanded the Panzergrenadierbrigade 2 in Braunschweig and became commander of the Infantry school in Hammelburg on 1 November 1960 (promoted to Brigadegeneral in December 1960). Buhse retired on 30 September 1962.[1]
. Walther-Peer Fellgiebel . 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 . German . Friedberg, Germany . Podzun-Pallas . 978-3-7909-0284-6.