(Photo courtesy of Gareth Collins)
Generalleutnant Ernst Haeckel
Born: 05 Apr 1890 in Gemünden, Lower Franconia (Unterfranken)
Died: 26 Sep 1967 during a vacation at the Mediterranean
Promotions:
Fahnenjunker-Unteroffizier (15 Dec 1909); Fähnrich (07 Mar 1910); Leutnant (26 Oct 1911); Oberleutnant (09 Jul 1915); Hauptmann (19 Aug 1919); Major (01 Feb 1931); Oberstleutnant (01 Jul 1934); Oberst (01 Oct 1936); Generalmajor (01 Oct 1940); Generalleutnant (01 Oct 1942)
Career:
Entered Army Service (19 Jul 1909)
Fahnenjunker in the 17th Bavarian Infantry-Regiment (19 Jul 1909-04 Aug 1914)
Detached to the War School Munich (01 Oct 1910-20 Aug 1911)
Detached to the Bavarian Firing School (21 Aug 1911-29 Sep 1911)
Detached for Training on MG (23 Jun 1913-05 Jul 1913)
In the Field as Platoon-Leader in the 4th Company of the 17th Bavarian Infantry-Regiment (04 Aug 1914-08 Sep 1914)
Temporary Company-Leader in the 17th Bavarian Infantry-Regiment (08 Sep 1914-10 Sep 1914)
Adjutant of III. Battalion of the 17th Bavarian Infantry-Regiment (10 Sep 1914-04 Sep 1915)
Ordinance-Officer with the Staff of the 17th Bavarian Infantry-Regiment (04 Sep 1915-31 Oct 1916)
Regiments-Adjutant of 17th Bavarian Infantry-Regiment (31 Oct 1916-01 Apr 1919)
Transferred into Company Becker of the mobile Rifle-Regiment Bamberg (01 Apr 1919-27 May 1919)
Adjutant with Higher Dissolution Staff 108, Ansbach (27 May 1919-01 Oct 1919)
Assigned to the Processing-Office of the 2nd Bavarian Ulanen-Regiment (01 Oct 1919-25 Oct 1919)
Adjutant of the III. (Jäger) Battalion of the 45th Reichswehr-Infantry-Regiment (25 Oct 1919-01 Jan 1921)
Chief of the 6th Company of the 20th Infantry-Regiment (01 Jan 1921-01 Mar 1928)
Detached to Watch-Troop of Command-Office Berlin (01 Dec 1921-28 Feb 1922)
Transferred to the Staff of Command-Office Munich (01 Mar 1928-01 May 1933)
Chief of Operations (Ia) in the Staff of 7th Division (01 May 1933-01 Oct 1934)
Commander of II. Battalion of Infantry-Regiment München (01 Oct 1934-15 Oct 1935)
Commander of I. Battalion of the 61st Infantry-Regiment (15 Oct 1935-12 Oct 1937)
Commander of the 107th Infantry-Regiment (12 Oct 1937-14 Nov 1940)
Delegated with the Leadership of the 263rd Infantry-Division (14 Nov 1940-22 May 1941)
Commander of the 263rd Infantry-Division (22 May 1941-25 Apr 1942)
Führer-Reserve OKH (25 Apr 1942-01 May 1942)
Commander of Division 158 (01 May 1942-01 Oct 1942)
Commander of the 158th Reserve-Division (01 Oct 1942-09 May 1943)
Granted Leave (09 May 1943-31 May 1943)
Commander of the 158th Reserve-Division (31 May 1943-05 Aug 1944)
Commander of the 16th Infantry-Division (05 Aug 1944-09 Oct 1944)
Commander of the 16th Volksgrenadier-Division (09 Oct 1944-15 Nov 1944)
Führer-Reserve OKH (15 Nov 1944-09 Feb 1945)
Commander of Division 471 (09 Feb 1945-25 Mar 1945)
In Captivity (08 May 1945-27 Sep 1947)
Released (27 Sep 1947)

Awards & Decorations:
- Ritterkreuz: am 28.10.1944 als Generalleutnant und Kommandeur der 16. Volks-Grenadier-Division
- Deutsches Kreuz in Gold: am 19.12.1941 als Generalmajor und Kommandeur der 263. Infanterie-Division
- 1914 EK I
- 1914 EK II
- Kgl. Bayer. Prinz-Regent-Luitpold Jubiläums-Medaille
- Kgl. Bayer. Militär-Verdienstorden IV. Klasse mit Schwertern
- Kgl. Bayer. Militär-Verdienstorden IV. Klasse mit Schwertern und mit der Krone
- Verwundetenabzeichen, 1918 in Schwarz
- Ehrenkreuz für Frontkämpfer
- Wehrmacht-Dienstauszeichnung IV. bis I. Klasse
- Spange zum EK I
- Spange zum EK II
- Medaille “Winterschlacht im Osten 1941/1942”


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