Georg Haus
Georg Haus | |
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| Born | 16 September 1895 |
| Died | 16 April 1945 (aged 49) |
| Military career | |
| Allegiance |  Nazi Germany |
Branch | Army (Wehrmacht) |
Rank | Generalleutnant (Posthumously) |
| Commands | 17th Infantry Division 50th Infantry Division |
Conflicts | Zemland Offensive † |
| Awards | Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross |
Georg Haus (16 September 1895 – 16 April 1945) was a general in the Wehrmacht of Nazi Germany during World War II. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross. Haus was killed on 16 April 1945 near Pillau, East Prussia during the Soviet Zemland Offensive. He was posthumously promoted to Generalleutnant.
Awards and decorations
[edit]- Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 12 February 1944 as Oberst and commander of Grenadier-Regiment 55[1]
Notes
[edit]- ↑ Fellgiebel 2000, p. 179.
References
[edit]- Fellgiebel, Walther-Peer (2000) [1986]. Die Träger des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939–1945 — Die Inhaber der höchsten Auszeichnung des Zweiten Weltkrieges aller Wehrmachtteile [The Bearers of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross 1939–1945 — The Owners of the Highest Award of the Second World War of all Wehrmacht Branches] (in German). Friedberg, Germany: Podzun-Pallas. ISBN 978-3-7909-0284-6.
Categories:
- 1895 births
- 1945 deaths
- Military personnel from the Kingdom of Bavaria
- Military personnel from Nuremberg
- German Army personnel of World War I
- Recipients of the clasp to the Iron Cross, 1st class
- Recipients of the Gold German Cross
- Recipients of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross
- German Army personnel killed in World War II
- Lieutenant generals of the German Army (1935–1945)
- 20th-century Freikorps personnel