In July 1940 he was posted to Jagdgeschwader 2 (JG 2) as an Unteroffizier pilot.Bühligen scored his first kill in September 1940 and was awarded the "Ritterkreuz" a year later after 20 further claims.
In July 1940 he was posted to Jagdgeschwader 2 (JG 2) as an Unteroffizier pilot. Bühligen claimed his first aerial victory--a Hawker Hurricane over Kent--on 4 September 1940 and was awarded the "Ritterkreuz" a year later after 20 further claims.