Paul Freiherr von Hauser
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Paul Freiherr von Hauser
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Born | 24 April 1911 Graz, Austria |
Died | Script error: The function "death_date_and_age" does not exist. Vienna, Austria |
Allegiance | First Austrian Republic (to 1938) Nazi Germany |
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Heer |
Years of service | 1930–45 |
Rank | Oberst |
Commands held | Panzer Lehr Division |
Battles/wars | World War II
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Awards | Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves |
Paul Freiherr von Hauser[a] (24 April 1911 – 1 April 1999) was a highly decorated Oberst in the Wehrmacht during World War II. He was also a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves. The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross and its higher grade Oak Leaves was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership. Paul Freiherr von Hauser was captured by American forces in the Ruhr Pocket.
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Awards and decorations
- Iron Cross (1939)
- Infantry Assault Badge
- Honour Roll Clasp of the Army (5 October 1942)[1]
- Eastern Front Medal
- German Cross in Gold on 20 September 1942 as Hauptmann in Kradschützen-Battalion 61[2]
- Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves
- Knight's Cross on 25 January 1943 as Hauptmann and commander of Kradschützen-Battalion 61[3]
- 635th Oak Leaves on 28 October 1944 as Oberstleutnant and commander of Panzergrenadier-Lehr-Regiment 901[4]
Footnotes
- a Regarding personal names: Freiherr is a former title (translated as Baron). In Germany since 1919, it forms part of family names. The feminine forms are Freifrau and Freiin.
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Preceded by
Oberst Rudolf Gerhardt
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Commander of Panzer Lehr Division September 1944 |
Succeeded by Generalleutnant Fritz Bayerlein |
Preceded by
Generalmajor Horst Niemack
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Commander of Panzer Lehr Division 4 April 1945 - 15 April 1945 |
Succeeded by None |
Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross recipients of the 11th Panzer Division
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11. Schützen-Brigade (1 August 1940 part of 11th Panzer Division) |
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Divisions-Begleit-Kompanie 11. Panzer-Division | ||
Panzer-Regiment 15 | ||
Panzergrenadier/Schützen-Regiment 110 |
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Panzergrenadier/Schützen-Regiment 111 | ||
Panzerartillerie-Regiment 119 | ||
Panzerjäger-Abteilung 61 | ||
Kradschützen-Bataillon 61 |
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Panzeraufklärungs-Abteilung 11 | ||
Panzerpionier-Bataillon 209 | ||
Heeres-Flakartillerie-Abteilung (motorized) 277 | ||
1 Knight's Cross with Schützen-Regiment 1 (1st Panzer Division), Diamonds with the 4th Panzer Army 2 Knight's Cross and Oak Leaves with the Schützen-Regiment 113 (1st Panzer Division) 3 Knight's Cross with Panzer-Regiment 35 (4th Panzer Division) 4 Oak Leaves with Gruppe "Henze" (Feld-Division 21 (L)) 5 Knight's Cross with Panzergrenadier-Regiment 110, Oak Leaves and Swords with Panzergrenadier-Regiment 111 6 Oak Leaves with Panzergrenadier-Lehr-Regiment 901 7 Oak Leaves with Panzer-Brigade "Kurland"
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Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross recipients of the Panzer Lehr Division
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Panzer-Aufklärungs-Lehr-Abteilung 130 | ||
Panzergrenadier-Lehr-Regiment 901 |
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Panzergrenadier-Lehr-Regiment 902 | ||
Panzer-Jäger-Lehr-Abteilung 130 | ||
Panzer-Pionier-Bataillon 130 | ||
1 Knight's Cross with the Afrika Korps, Oak Leaves with the 1st Italian Army. 2 Knight's Cross with Kradschützen-Battalion 61 (11th Panzer Division).
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Categories:
- 1911 births
- 1999 deaths
- People from Graz
- Barons of Germany
- Austrian military personnel of World War II
- Recipients of the Honour Roll Clasp of the Army
- Recipients of the Gold German Cross
- Recipients of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves
- German prisoners of war
- World War II prisoners of war held by the United States
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