Circus Busch-Berlin in Germany

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Circus Busch-Berlin
Type	circus
Founded	1952
First elephant arrived	1952
Opened for public	1952
Last elephant left	1963
Closed down	1963
Place	Berlin
Country	Germany
Related persons
Owner	1952-1962: Paula Busch


Directors	1952-1962: Micaela Busch

Zoological department
Animal trainers
1955-1955: Claus Kröplin

Elephant department
Head keepers of elephants
1952-1962: Epi Vidane (elephant trainer) 1956-1962: Banda Vidane (elephant trainer)

Elephant keepers
1952-1956: Banda Vidane -: Ossy Hoppe

Record history
History of updates	2021-12-12

Latest document update	2021-12-12 08:24:45

Description

Circus Busch-Berlin, in Berlin, Germany , was founded in 1952, opened for public in 1952 and the first elephant arrived in 1952. The last elephant left in 1963. Circus Busch-Berlin closed down in 1963.

Comments / pictures1952: Paula Busch reopened her circus in Germany as Circus Busch-Berlin.
1954: Paula Busch and her daughter Micaela tried with considerable courage to keep the fathers businesses going. Micaela Busch is traveling with part of the circus through India and Ceylon and does not intend to come back anytime soon, because German circus is as exotic today in Asia as exotic groups once did in Germany.
1962: Circus Busch-Berlin made their last show, after bankrupsy.
1963: A fusion with Circus Busch-Berlin and Circus Roland-Bremen, founded a new merged circus, Circus Busch-Roland

References for records about Circus Busch-Berlin

Recommended Citation

Koehl, Dan (2025). Circus Busch-Berlin, Elephant Encyclopedia. Available online at https://www.elephant.se/location2.php?location_id=586. (archived at the Wayback machine)

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