Karl Haas (General)

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Karl Friedrich Julius Haas (born February 21, 1878 in Braunau am Inn , † January 1949 in Linz ) was an Austro-German officer, most recently in the rank of major general , and SA leader, most recently in the rank of SA group leader .

Live and act

In his youth, Haas was educated in a cadet and corps officer school. From 1898 to 1914 he was a member of the Austrian field artillery, most recently with the rank of captain .

From 1914 to 1918 Haas took part in the First World War with field cannon regiment 40, field howitzer regiments 8 and 3 . During this time he reached the major rank .

After the war, Haas was a member of the Austrian Armed Forces from 1918 to 1931 , where he served as regimental commander and deputy leader of Brigade Upper Austria No. 4. In 1931 he retired as major general from active military service.

On November 11, 1931, Haas joined the Sturmabteilung (SA), the street combat organization of the NSDAP . In this he was successively promoted to Standartenführer (with effect from November 1, 1931), Oberführer (November 1, 1932) and Brigadführer (January 1, 1933) and used as leader of the SA group Alpenland West and the group Austria. On January 1, 1932, he joined the NSDAP ( membership number 689.037).

In 1933 Haas was taken into custody for a few weeks because of his political activities for the SA. Due to the ongoing conflict between the Austrian National Socialists and the Dollfuss regime in Austria, he fled to the German Reich in January 1934 in order to evade persecution by the authorities. There he joined the Austrian Legion , where he was used on the staff of the Northwest Relief Organization. From 1934 to 1937 he took part in the Nazi party rallies. In March 1938, Haas became leader of Legion Brigade 2, based in the Legion camp in Bocholt. In the same month he was promoted to SA group leader. From September 1, 1938, he was assigned to the Alpenland group.

On February 13, 1939, Haas was appointed honorary judge at the People's Court. In this position he was involved in the imposition of 80 death sentences, including the sentencing of the Benedictine Father Josef Pontiller to death on December 15, 1944.

Promotions

In the military

  • 1931: Major General

In the SA

  • November 1, 1931: SA Standartenführer
  • November 1, 1932: SA Oberführer
  • January 1, 1933: SA Brigade Leader
  • March 12, 1938: SA group leader

literature

  • Hans Schafranek: Mercenaries for the "Anschluss". The Austrian Legion 1933–1938 , Vienna 2011, p. 412.

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b Birth entry in the birth book duplicate of the Roman Catholic parish Braunau am Inn 1878, No. 24/1878 ( online )
  2. ↑ Hans Schafranek : Mercenaries for the connection. The Austrian Legion 1933–1938. Czernin Verlag, Vienna 2010, ISBN 978-3-7076-0331-6 , p. 412.
  3. ↑ Oberösterreichische Nachrichten of January 15, 1949, p. 3 ( online )
  4. ↑ Ilse Staff: Justice in the Third Reich - A Documentation. Frankfurt / Main 1978, p. 207
personal data
SURNAME Haas, Karl
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Haas, Karl Friedrich Julius (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Austro-German officer and SA leader
DATE OF BIRTH February 21, 1878
PLACE OF BIRTH Braunau am Inn
DATE OF DEATH January 1949
Place of death Linz