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Ernst Haccius

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Years of service
  
1914–43

Name
  
Ernst Haccius


Service/branch
  
German Army

Allegiance
  
German Empire (to 1918)  Weimar Republic (to 1933)  Nazi Germany

Rank
  
Generalleutnant (Posthumously)

Battles/wars
  
World War I World War II Invasion of Poland Battle of France Operation Barbarossa Siege of Sevastopol (1941-1942) Battle of Caucasus †

Died
  
February 11, 1943, Soviet Union

Awards
  
Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Battles and wars
  
Invasion of Poland, Battle of France, Operation Barbarossa, Siege of Sevastopol, Battle of the Caucasus

Commands held
  
46th Infantry Division

Ernst Haccius (11 December 1893 – 11 February 1943) was a German officer in the Wehrmacht of Nazi Germany during World War II who commanded the 46th Infantry Division. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross. Haccius was killed 11 February 1943 in the Caucasus; he was posthumously promoted to the rank of Generalleutnant and awarded the Knight's Cross.

Awards and decorations

  • Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 2 April 1943 as Generalleutnant and commander of 46. Infanterie-Division
  • References

    Ernst Haccius Wikipedia