Wilhelm Hasse (general)

Wilhelm Hasse
Born	(1894-11-24)November 24, 1894
Died	21 May 1945(1945-05-21) (aged 50)
Place of birth	Neisse
Place of death	Lager Pisek
Allegiance	German Empire (to 1918) Weimar Republic (to 1933) Nazi Germany
Service/branch	Heer
Years of service	1913 – 1945
Rank	General der Infanterie
Unit	Heeresgruppe Nord
Commands held	30. Infanterie Division II. Armeekorps 17. Armee
Battles/wars	World War I World War II Invasion of Poland Battle of France Operation Barbarossa Siege of Leningrad Battle of Narva (1944) Riga Offensive (1944) Courland Pocket
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves

Wilhelm Otto Oswald Hasse (24 November 1894 – 21 May 1945) was a highly decorated General der Infanterie in the Wehrmacht during World War II who commanded the 17. Armee. He was also a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves. The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross and its higher grade Oak Leaves was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership. Wilhelm Hasse was wounded in May 1945 and was then captured by Soviet troops. He died of his wounds in captivity on 21 May 1945.

Awards and decorations

• Iron Cross (1914)
  • 2nd Class (17 September 1914)
  • 1st Class (21 April 1915)
• Knight's Cross of the House Order of Hohenzollern with Swords
• Hanseatic Cross of Hamburg
• Wound Badge (1914)
  • in Black
• Honour Cross of the World War 1914/1918
• Clasps to the Iron Crosses (1939)
  • 2nd Class (11 September 1939)
  • 1st Class (2 October 1939)
• Order of the Cross of Liberty 1st Class with Swords
• Eastern Front Medal
• German Cross in Gold (26 January 1942)
• Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves
  • Knight's Cross on 12 August 1944 as Generalleutnant and commander of 30 Infanterie-Division
  • 698th Oak Leaves on 14 January 1945 as General der Infanterie and commander of II. Armeekorps
• Ärmelband "Kurland"

References

Citations

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.

External links

• Lexikon der Wehrmacht
• World War 2 Awards.com
• Wilhelm Hasse @ Axis Biographical Research

Military offices
Preceded by Generalleutnant Kurt Brennecke	Chief of Staff of Heeresgruppe Nord 25 January 1942 – 22 January 1943	Succeeded by Generalleutnant Eberhard Kinzel
Preceded by Generalmajor Gerhard Henke	Commander of 30. Infanterie-Division 5 November 1943 – 15 March 1944	Succeeded by Generalleutnant Hans von Basse
Preceded by General der Infanterie Paul Laux	Commander of II. Armeekorps 1 April 1944 – 4 May 1944	Succeeded by Generalleutnant Kurt von Tippelskirch
Preceded by General der Infanterie Paul Laux	Commander of II. Armeekorps 3 July 1944 – 20 February 1945	Succeeded by General der Infanterie Dr. Johannes Mayer
Preceded by General der Infanterie Friedrich Schulz	Commander of 17. Armee 1 April 1945 – 7 May 1945	Succeeded by none