(Photo courtesy of Gareth Collins)
General der Infanterie Wilhelm Hasse
Born: 24 Nov 1894 in Neiße, Upper Silesia (Oberschlesien)
Died: 21 May 1945 in Camp Pisek
Promotions:
Fähnrich (19 Jun 1914); Leutnant (04 Oct 1914); Oberleutnant (20 Jun 1918); Hauptmann (01 Feb 1927); Major (01 Feb 1934); Oberstleutnant (01 Aug 1936); Oberst (01 Mar 1939); Generalmajor (01 Feb 1942); Generalleutnant (01 Jan 1943); General der Infanterie (01 Aug 1944)
Career:
Entered Army Service (06 Oct 1913)
Fahnenjunker in the 86th Fusilier-Regiment (06 Oct 1913-01 Jul 1914)
Detached to the War-School Kassel (01 Jul 1914-08 Aug 1914)
Platoon-Leader in the 86th Fusilier-Regiment (08 Aug 1914-13 Sep 1914)
Wounded, in Hospital (13 Sep 1914-15 Oct 1914)
Platoon-Leader in the 86th Fusilier-Regiment (15 Oct 1914-13 Jun 1915)
Wounded, in Hospital (13 Jun 1915-26 Jul 1916)
Transferred to the I. Replacement-Battalion of the 86th Fusilier-Regiment (26 Jul 1916-10 Oct 1916)
Transferred into Hospital (10 Oct 1916-29 Nov 1916)
Company-Leader in the 86th Fusilier-Regiment (29 Nov 1916-22 Mar 1917)
Battalion-Adjutant in the 86th Fusilier-Regiment (22 Mar 1917-24 Apr 1917)
Regiments-Adjutant of the 86th Fusilier-Regiment (24 Apr 1917-11 Jan 1919)
Transferred into the Replacement-Battalion of the 96th Fusilier-Regiment (11 Jan 1919-06 Mar 1919)
Regiments-Adjutant of Regiment Schelle, Freikorps Schleswig-Holstein (06 Mar 1919-19 Aug 1919)
Company-Leader in the 6th Reichswehr-Jäger-Battalion, Freikorps Kühne (19 Aug 1919-22 Mar 1920)
Ordinance-Officer with the Reichswehr-Command-Office VI (22 Mar 1920-15 May 1920)
Auxiliary-Officer with the Reichswehr-Command-Office VI (15 May 1920-01 Oct 1920)
Transferred into the 7th Infantry-Regiment, Platoon-Leader 11./IR 7 Breslau (01 Oct 1920-01 Oct 1926)
Detached to the Photographic-Office of 3rd Division for Training as Location-Photographic-Officer (24 Apr 1922-23 May 1922)
Detached to Subsidiary-Leadership-Training with the Staff of the 3rd Division, Berlin (01 Oct 1924-01 Oct 1926)
Transferred back intyo the 7th Infantry-Regiment (01 Oct 1926-01 Apr 1927)
With the Staff of the Training-Battalion of the 7th Infantry-Regiment (01 Apr 1927-01 Oct 1927)
Detached to the 4th Motor-Transport-Battalion (01 Jul 1927-15 Aug 1927)
Detached to the 5th Signals-Battalion (16 Aug 1927-30 Sep 1927)
Transferred into the RWM, Army Training Department (T4) (01 Oct 1927-01 Oct 1928)
Detached to the 8th Pioneer-Battalion (01 Jun 1928-30 Jun 1928)
Detached to the 14th Mounted-Regiment (02 Aug 1928-30 Sep 1928)
With the Staff of the 2nd Cavalry-Division, Breslau (01 Oct 1928-01 May 1932)
Chief of the 11th Company of the 7th Infantry-Regiment (01 May 1932-01 Sep 1933)
Instructor at the War-School Munich (01 Sep 1933-11 Feb 1935)
Officer with Special Duties of the Chief of Army Command, RWM (11 Feb 1935-21 May 1935)
Officer with Special Duties of the Commander-in-Chief of the Army (21 May 1935-01 Jul 1935)
In the War Science Department, 7th Department in the Army General Staff (01 Jul 1935-01 Jul 1938)
Group-Director in the Army General Staff (01 Jul 1938-15 Sep 1938)
Chief of Operations (Ia) in the General-Staff of Group-Command 1, Berlin (15 Sep 1938-01 Sep 1939)
Chief of Operations (Ia) in the General-Staff of Army-Group North of Army-Group B (01 Sep 1939-10 Dec 1940)
Chief of the General Staff of 18th Army (10 Dec 1940-19 Jan 1942)
Chief of the General Staff of Army-Group North (19 Jan 1942-22 Feb 1943)
Führer-Reserve OKH (22 Feb 1943-05 Nov 1943)
Commander of the 30th Infantry-Division (05 Nov 1943-15 Mar 1944)
Führer-Reserve OKH (15 Mar 1944-31 Mar 1944)
Delegated with the Temporary Leadership of II. Army-Corps (31 Mar 1944-05 May 1944)
Delegated with the Leadership of II. Army-Corps (15 Jul 1944-01 Aug 1944)
Commanding General of II. Army-Corps (01 Aug 1944-30 Mar 1945)
Delegated with the Leadership of 17th Army (30 Mar 1945-08 May 1945)
Wounded in Soviet Caqptivity (08 May 1945-21 May 1945)
Died (21 May 1945)

Awards & Decorations:
- Ritterkreuz (3373): am 12.08.1944 als Generalleutnant und Kommandeur der 30. Infanterie-Division
- Eichenlaub (698): am 14.01.1945 als General der Infanterie und Kommandierender General des II. Armeekorps
- Deutsches Kreuz in Gold: am 26.01.1942 als Oberst i.G. und Chef des Generalstabes der 18. Armee
- RK des Kgl. Preuss. Hausordens von Hohenzollern mit Schwertern
- 1914 EK I: 21.04.1915
- 1914 EK II: 17.09.1914
- Hamburgisches Hanseatenkreuz
- Verwundetenabzeichen, 1918 in Schwarz
- Ehrenkreuz für Frontkämpfer
- Wehrmacht-Dienstauszeichnung IV. bis I. Klasse
- Spange zum EK II: 11.09.1939
- Spange zum EK I: 02.10.1939
- Finn. Freiheitskreuz I. Klasse mit Schwertern
- Medaille "Winterschlacht im Osten 1941/1942"
- Ärmelband "Kurland"


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