Paul Danhauser

Paul Danhauser
Born	2 August 1892 Regensburg
Died	Landshut
Allegiance	German Empire (to 1918) Weimar Republic (to 1933) Nazi Germany
Service/branch	Heer
Years of service	1911–45
Rank	Generalleutnant
Commands held	256. Infanterie-Division 271. Infanterie-Division
Battles/wars	World War I World War II Operation Barbarossa Battle of Białystok–Minsk Battle of Moscow Battles of Rzhev Battle of Kursk Smolensk-Roslavl Offensive Operation Battle for Caen Falaise Pocket
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Paul Danhauser (2 August 1892 – 11 December 1975) was a highly decorated Generalleutnant in the Wehrmacht during World War II. He was also a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross. The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership. Paul Danhauser was captured in May 1945 by the American troops and was released in 1947.

Awards and decorations

• Iron Cross (1914)
  • 2nd Class
  • 1st Class (5 June 1917)
• Honour Cross of the World War 1914/1918
• West Wall Medal (20 March 1940)
• Clasp to the Iron Cross (1939)
  • 2nd Class (17 July 1941)
  • 1st Class (5 August 1941)
• War Merit Cross with Swords
  • 2nd Class (30 January 1941)
• Eastern Front Medal
• German Cross in Gold (2 September 1943)
• Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 10 February 1942 as Oberst and commander of Infanterie-Regiment 427

External links

• World War 2 Awards.com
• Lexikon der Wehrmacht
• Paul Danhauser Axis Biographical Research at the Wayback Machine (archived October 28, 2009)

Military offices
Preceded by Generalleutnant Friedrich Weber	Commander of 256. Infanterie-Division 14 February 1942 – 24 November 1943	Succeeded by Generalleutnant Albrecht Wüstenhagen
Preceded by None	Commander of 271. Infanterie-Division 10 December 1943 – 15 September 1944	Succeeded by None