Ernst Haccius
Ernst Haccius | |
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Born | 11 December 1893 Hanover |
Died | 11 February 1943 Vassiliev, Soviet Union | (aged 49)
Allegiance | German Empire (to 1918) Weimar Republic (to 1933) Nazi Germany |
Service/ | Heer |
Years of service | 1914–1943 |
Rank | Generalleutnant (Posthumously) |
Commands held | 46. Infanterie-Division |
Battles/wars | World War I World War II |
Awards | Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross |
Ernst Haccius (11 December 1893 – 11 February 1943) was a highly decorated Generalleutnant in the Wehrmacht during World War II who commanded the 46. Infanterie-Division. He was also a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross. The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership. Ernst Haccius was killed 11 February 1943 in the Caucasus, he was posthumously promoted to the rank of Generalleutnant and awarded the Knight's Cross.
Awards and decorations
- Iron Cross (1914)
- 2nd Class
- 1st Class
- Wound Badge (1914)
- in Black
- Cross of Honor
- Iron Cross (1939)
- 2nd Class
- 1st Class
- Crimea Shield
- Eastern Front Medal
- Order of Michael the Brave 3rd Class
- German Cross in Gold (27 October 1941)
- Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross
- Knight's Cross on 2 April 1943 as Generalleutnant and commander of 46. Infanterie-Division [1]
References
- Citations
- ^ Fellgiebel 2000, p. 173.
- Bibliography
- Fellgiebel, Walther-Peer (2000). Die Träger des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939-1945. Friedburg, Germany: Podzun-Pallas. ISBN 3-7909-0284-5.
- Scherzer, Veit (2007). Ritterkreuzträger 1939–1945 Die Inhaber des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939 von Heer, Luftwaffe, Kriegsmarine, Waffen-SS, Volkssturm sowie mit Deutschland verbündeter Streitkräfte nach den Unterlagen des Bundesarchives (in German). Jena, Germany: Scherzers Miltaer-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-938845-17-2.
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Categories:
- 1893 births
- 1943 deaths
- People from Hanover
- Wehrmacht generals
- German military personnel of World War I
- German military personnel of World War II
- Recipients of the Iron Cross
- Recipients of the Cross of Honor
- Recipients of the Order of Michael the Brave
- Recipients of the German Cross
- Recipients of the Knight's Cross
- German military personnel killed in World War II