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 IWorld War IIInvasion of PolandBattle of FranceOperation BarbarossaSiege 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.

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

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