Georg Haus (Lieutenant General)

Georg Haus (born September 16, 1895 in Nuremberg ; † April 18, 1945 near Pillau ) was a German officer , most recently Lieutenant General in World War II .

Life

Georg Haus joined the army in mid-1914, served in the 1st Infantry Regiment "König" and took part in the First World War on the Western Front with this regiment as an officer with the rank of lieutenant .

After the end of the war, he moved to the Epp Freikorps in 1919 and was dismissed in 1920. In mid-1934 he entered the Wehrmacht with the rank of captain and became a teacher at the Dresden War School. In March 1942 he was promoted to colonel . As a colonel, he commanded Grenadier Regiment 55 of the 17th Infantry Division and was awarded the Knight's Cross in February 1944 for his service. From March 15 to April 16, 1944, he was the representative of Lieutenant General Richard Zimmer , Colonel Otto-Hermann Brücker , commander of the 17th Infantry Division. From June 5, 1944 he was designated as commander of the 50th Infantry Division . It was not until July 1, 1944 that he reached the headquarters of the division, which had been headed by the former commander, Major General Alexander von Pfuhlstein . In October 1944, Haus was promoted to major general. With the 50th Infantry Division he was involved in the Gumbinnen-Goldaper Operation in October 1944 and from January 1945 until his death the division fought in the East Prussian Operation , including the Battle of Heiligenbeil .

He fell on April 18, 1945 near Pillau, where the division had withdrawn after the Battle of Heiligenbeil. His successor as division commander, Major General Kurt Domansky , also died there 10 days later.

Posthumously Georgshaus was promoted to lieutenant general.

Awards

Iron Cross (1914) 2nd and 1st class
Wound badge (1918) in black
Clasp for the Iron Cross, 2nd and 1st class
Wound badge (1939) in silver
German cross in gold on December 26, 1941
Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on February 12, 1944

Individual evidence

^ Bavaria (Germany) War Ministry: Ordinance sheet of the Royal Bavarian War Ministry . Printed in the K. Bavarian War Ministry, 1915, p. 902 ( google.de [accessed on March 8, 2020]).
^ ^A ^b Walther-Peer Fellgiebel: Elite of the Third Reich: The Recipients of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross, 1939-45 . Helion & Company Limited, 2003, ISBN 978-1-874622-46-8 , pp. 179 ( google.de [accessed on March 8, 2020]).
^ Samuel W. Mitcham: German Order of Battle: 1st-290th Infantry divisions in World War II . In: German Order of Battle . tape 1 . Stackpole Books, Mechanicsburg 2007, ISBN 978-0-8117-3416-5 , pp. 61 ( google.de [accessed on March 8, 2020]).
^ ^A ^b Samuel W. Mitcham: German Order of Battle: 1st-290th Infantry divisions in World War II . In: German Order of Battle . tape 1 . Stackpole Books, Mechanicsburg 2007, ISBN 978-0-8117-3416-5 , pp. 99 ( google.de [accessed on March 8, 2020]).
^ ^A ^b Samuel W. Mitcham: German Order of Battle: 1st-290th Infantry divisions in World War II . In: German Order of Battle . tape 1 . Stackpole Books, Mechanicsburg 2007, ISBN 978-0-8117-3416-5 , pp. 100 ( google.de [accessed on March 8, 2020]).
↑ Veit Scherzer : Knight's Cross bearers 1939-1945. The holders of the Iron Cross of the Army, Air Force, Navy, Waffen-SS, Volkssturm and armed forces allied with Germany according to the documents of the Federal Archives. 2nd Edition. Scherzers Militaer-Verlag, Ranis / Jena 2007, ISBN 978-3-938845-17-2 .
↑ Walther-Peer Fellgiebel : The bearers of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross 1939-1945 - The holder of the highest award of the Second World War of all parts of the Wehrmacht . Dörfler Verlag, Eggolsheim 2004, ISBN 3-7909-0284-5 , p. 179 .

personal data
SURNAME	House, Georg
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	German officer, most recently lieutenant general in World War II
DATE OF BIRTH	September 16, 1895
PLACE OF BIRTH	Nuremberg
DATE OF DEATH	April 18, 1945
Place of death	Pillau

[1] Bavaria (Germany) War Ministry: Ordinance sheet of the Royal Bavarian War Ministry . Printed in the K. Bavarian War Ministry, 1915, p. 902 ( google.de [accessed on March 8, 2020]).

[:0-2] A ^b Walther-Peer Fellgiebel: Elite of the Third Reich: The Recipients of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross, 1939-45 . Helion & Company Limited, 2003, ISBN 978-1-874622-46-8 , pp. 179 ( google.de [accessed on March 8, 2020]).

[3] Samuel W. Mitcham: German Order of Battle: 1st-290th Infantry divisions in World War II . In: German Order of Battle . tape 1 . Stackpole Books, Mechanicsburg 2007, ISBN 978-0-8117-3416-5 , pp. 61 ( google.de [accessed on March 8, 2020]).

[:1-4] A ^b Samuel W. Mitcham: German Order of Battle: 1st-290th Infantry divisions in World War II . In: German Order of Battle . tape 1 . Stackpole Books, Mechanicsburg 2007, ISBN 978-0-8117-3416-5 , pp. 99 ( google.de [accessed on March 8, 2020]).

[:2-5] A ^b Samuel W. Mitcham: German Order of Battle: 1st-290th Infantry divisions in World War II . In: German Order of Battle . tape 1 . Stackpole Books, Mechanicsburg 2007, ISBN 978-0-8117-3416-5 , pp. 100 ( google.de [accessed on March 8, 2020]).

[6] Veit Scherzer : Knight's Cross bearers 1939-1945. The holders of the Iron Cross of the Army, Air Force, Navy, Waffen-SS, Volkssturm and armed forces allied with Germany according to the documents of the Federal Archives. 2nd Edition. Scherzers Militaer-Verlag, Ranis / Jena 2007, ISBN 978-3-938845-17-2 .

[7] Walther-Peer Fellgiebel : The bearers of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross 1939-1945 - The holder of the highest award of the Second World War of all parts of the Wehrmacht . Dörfler Verlag, Eggolsheim 2004, ISBN 3-7909-0284-5 , p. 179 .