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Alfred Haase (officer)

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Service/branch
  
Heer

Rank
  
Oberst

Years of service
  
1916–18 1935–45

Name
  
Alfred Haase

Born
  
9 September 1898 Insterburg, East Prussia (
1898-09-09
)

Died
  
24 February 2000(2000-02-24) (aged 101) Wennigsen

Allegiance
  
German Empire (to 1918)  Nazi Germany

Commands held
  
Pionier-Lehr-Bataillon 2

Alfred Haase (9 September 1898 – 24 February 2000) was a highly decorated Oberst in the German Wehrmacht during the Second World War. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross, which was awarded to recognize extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership.

Awards and decorations

  • Iron Cross (1914)
  • 2nd Class
  • Honour Cross of the World War 1914/1918
  • Iron Cross (1939)
  • 2nd Class
  • 1st Class
  • General Assault Badge in Silver
  • Eastern Front Medal
  • Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 1 April 1942 as Major and commander of Pionier-Lehr-Bataillon 2 and leader of a Kampfgruppe
  • Mentioned in the Wehrmachtbericht (13 April 1942)

    • References

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