(Photo courtesy of Gareth Collins)
Generalleutnant Ernst Haccius
Born: 11 Dec 1893 in Hannover
Died: 11 Feb 1943 in Vassiliev, North of Krasnodar in North Caucasus (KIA)
Promotions:
Fähnrich (01 Oct 1914); Leutnant (06 Dec 1914); Oberleutnant (18 Oct 1918); Hauptmann (01 Mar 1927); Major (01 Oct 1934); Oberstleutnant (01 Apr 1937); Oberst (01 Apr 1940); Generalmajor (01 Apr 1942); Generalleutnant (01 Jan 1943)
Career:
Entered Army Service (09 Feb 1914)
Fahnenjunker in the 1st Jäger-Battalion (09 Feb 1914-14 Oct 1914)
Transferred into the 10th Reserve-Jäger-Battalion (14 Oct 1914-04 Dec 1918)
Transferred into the 10th Jäger-Battalion (04 Dec 1918-23 Jan 1919)
With Jäger-Battalion Kirchheim (23 Jan 1919-01 Aug 1919)
With the 10th Reichswehr-Jäger-Battalion (01 Aug 1919-16 Jan 1920)
Transferred into the 20th Infantry-Regiment (16 Jan 1920-10 Oct 1920)
Transferred into the 10th Jäger-Battalion (10 Oct 1920-01 Jan 1921)
Transferred into the 17th Infantry-Regiment (01 Jan 1921-01 Oct 1924)
Detached to the 6th Artillery-Regiment (01 Oct 1924-01 Oct 1925)
Transferred back into the 17th Infantry-Regiment (01 Oct 1925-01 Aug 1926)
Regiments-Adjutant of the 17th Infantry-Regiment (01 Aug 1926-01 Oct 1932)
Company-Chief in the 17th Infantry-Regiment (01 Oct 1932-01 Oct 1934)
Adjutant of Artillery-Leader II (01 Oct 1934-15 Oct 1935)
Commander of the III. Battalion of the 17th Infantry-Regiment (15 Oct 1935-01 Oct 1937)
Adjutant with the General-Command of the X. Army-Corps (01 Oct 1937-26 Aug 1939)
Adjutant with the General-Command of the Replacement X. Army-Corps (26 Aug 1939-23 May 1940)
Commander of the 65th Infantry-Regiment (23 May 1940-05 Apr 1942)
Delegated with the Leadership of the 46th Infantry-Division (05 Apr 1942-20 Apr 1942)
Commander of the 46th Infantry-Division (20 Apr 1942-11 Feb 1943)
Killed-in-Action (11 Feb 1943)

Awards & Decorations:
- Ritterkreuz: am 02.04.1943 als Generalleutnant und Kommandeur der 46. Infanterie-Division
- Deutsches Kreuz in Gold: am 27.10.1941 als Oberst und Kommandeur des Infanterie-Regiment 65
- 1914 EK I
- 1914 EK II
- Kgl. Bayer. Militär-Verdienstorden IV. Klasse mit Schwertern
- Herzogl. Sachsen-Meiningisches Ehrenkreuz für Verdienst im Kriege
- Verwundetenabzeichen, 1918 in Schwarz
- Ehrenkreuz für Frontkämpfer
- Wehrmacht-Dienstauszeichnung IV. bis I. Klasse
- Spange zum EK II
- Spange zum EK I
- Anerkennungsurkunde des Oberbefehlshabers des Heeres: am 03.10.1941 als Oberst und Kommandeur des Infanterie-Regiment 65
- Kgl. Rumän. Orden “Michael der Tapfere” III. Klasse
- Medaille “Winterschlacht im Osten 1941/1942”
- Krimschild


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