Wilhelm Hasse
Wilhelm Otto Oswald Hasse (born November 24, 1894 in Neisse ; † May 21, 1945 in Pisek ) was a German infantry general of the Wehrmacht in World War II .
Life
Hasse joined the Fusilier Regiment "Queen" (Schleswig-Holstein) No. 86 of the Prussian Army on October 6, 1913 as a flag junior . On July 1, 1914, he was sent to the Kassel War School for training. The outbreak of the First World War made an early return to his regular regiment necessary and from August 8, 1914, Hasse was initially employed as platoon leader . After being wounded, he was promoted to lieutenant on October 4, 1914 . As the war continued, he was wounded again, served from 1917 as a staff officer and was awarded for his services next to the Iron Cross of both classes with the Knight's Cross of the Royal House Order of Hohenzollern with swords and the Hanseatic Cross of Hamburg and the Wound Badge in black.
After the end of the war and the demobilization of his regiment, Hasse initially worked in a free corps before he was accepted into the provisional Reichswehr in August 1919 . In February 1927 Hasse was promoted to captain , in February 1934 to major , in August 1936 to lieutenant colonel and in March 1939 to colonel .
During the attack on Poland , Hasse became the first general staff officer of the 2nd Army , which was renamed Army Group North on September 2, 1939 . In December 1940 Hasse became Chief of Staff of the 18th Army . With this he took part in the attack on the Soviet Union in June 1941 , and later also in the siege of Leningrad .
In February 1942 Hasse was promoted to major general , in January 1943 to lieutenant general and then transferred to the Führer Reserve . It was not until November 1943 that he returned to work as commander of the 30th Infantry Division . In July 1944, Hasse was given command of the II Army Corps . With his appointment as general of the infantry in August 1944, he became the commanding general of this corps. In the same month he was awarded the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross . Hasse led the II Army Corps during the first three battles of Courland . On January 15, 1945 he was relieved and transferred back to the Führerreserve. Also on January 14, 1945, Hasse was awarded the Oak Leaves for the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross (698th award).
On March 30, 1945, Hasse took over the 17th Army , which at that time was in his Silesian homeland, but only consisted of remnants. In early May 1945 he was seriously wounded and taken prisoner by the Soviets . There he died on May 21, 1945 in the Pisek camp.
literature
- Dermot Bradley (ed.), Karl-Friedrich Hildebrand: Die Generale des Heeres 1921–1945 The military careers of the generals, as well as the doctors, veterinarians, directors, judges and ministerial officials in the general rank. Volume 5: v. Haack-Hitzfeld. Biblio-Verlag, Osnabrück 1999, ISBN 3-7648-2538-3 , pp. 168-170.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Reichswehr Ministry (Ed.): Ranking list of the German Reichsheeres. Mittler & Sohn, Berlin 1930, p. 145.
- ↑ a b c 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 , p. 369.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Hasse, Wilhelm |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Hasse, Wilhelm Otto Oswald (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German infantry general in World War II |
| DATE OF BIRTH | November 24, 1894 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Neisse |
| DATE OF DEATH | May 21, 1945 |
| Place of death | Písek |