Name/Title
Coat of Arms Belonging to Lieutenant-Colonel Herbert Asmus Ludwig Buhring, OMM, CD, ADC - LCol Commanding The Canadian Grenadier Guards (1972-76 / 1982-85)Description
ABOUT THE OFFICER: Lieutenant-Colonel Herbert Asmus Ludwig Buhring, OMM, CD, ADC
Lieutenant-Colonel Herbert Asmus Ludwig Buhring, OMM, CD , ADV who was awarded his Order of Military Merit on June 30th, 1985. He was one of only a handful of CGG Officers to have been LCol Commanding The Canadian Grenadier Guards twice in his career. (1982-1985, and 1972-1976)
LCol Buhring is one of at least 13 Canadian Order of Military Merit recipients who have served with CGG during their military careers and was the first CGG Officer to have received the order.
Instituted in 1972, The Canadian Order of Military Merit (OMM) is a military honour for merit that is the second highest order (ne st to the order of Canada) administered by the Governor in Council on behalf of the Canadian monarch. A total of 5,285 appointments and promotions to the order have been made in the fifty years from its inception in 1972 to 2022.Created By
Abdourahamane, IssaCreate Date
December 26, 2023Updated By
Lieutenant Michael Hayes-Rivet, retired.Update Date
October 30, 2024