(Photo courtesy of Gareth Collins)
General der Artillerie Friedrich-Wilhelm Hauck
Born: 10 Jan 1897 in Breslau
Died: 15 Apr 1979 in Überlingen
Promotions:
Gefreiter (10 Mar 1915); Unteroffizier (05 Nov 1915); Vizefeldwebel (22 Aug 1916); Leutnant der Reserve (12 Jun 1917); Leutnant (12 Sep 1918); Oberleutnant (31 Jul 1925); Hauptmann (01 Aug 1931); Major (01 Jan 1936); Oberstleutnant (01 Jan 1939); Oberst (01 Dec 1940); Generalmajor (01 Jun 1943); Generalleutnant (01 Mar 1944); General der Artillerie (20 Apr 1945)
Career:
Entered Army Service (Reserves) (01 Sep 1914)
War Volunteer in the 6th Field-Artillery-Regiment (01 Sep 1914-16 Mar 1915)
Taken ill - in Breslau Hospital (22 Oct 1914-06 Feb 1915)
Transferred into the 104th Field-Artillery-Regiment in the Field (16 Mar 1915-12 Sep 1918)
Detached to Training-Course for Officer-Aspirants at the Field Artillery School Jüterbog (01 Jan 1917-28 Feb 1917)
Activated (12 Sep 1918)
Leutnant in the 5th Field-Artillery-Regiment (12 Sep 1918-01 Feb 1919)
Transferred into the 29th Reichswehr-Artillery-Regiment (01 Feb 1919-06 Aug 1919)
Observation-Officer with the II. Battalion of the 29th Reichswehr-Artillery-Regiment (06 Aug 1919-25 Nov 1919)
Adjutant of II. Battalion of the 29th Reichswehr-Artillery-Regiment (25 Nov 1919-01 Mar 1920)
Adjutant of IV. Battalion of the 6th Reichswehr-Artillery-Regiment (01 Mar 1920-15 May 1920)
2nd Ordinance-Officer with the Staff of the 6th Reichswehr-Artillery-Regiment (15 May 1920-01 Jan 1921)
Detached to Artillery Firing School Jüterbog (04 Oct 1920-22 Dec 1920)
Transferred into the 3rd Artillery-Regiment (01 Jan 1921-01 Mar 1922)
Detached to Cavalry-School, Hannover (01 Oct 1921-04 Jul 1922)
Transferred to the Staff of III. Battalion of the 3rd Artillery-Regiment (01 Mar 1922-01 Oct 1923)
Detached to Course B 15 in Jüterbog (09 Apr 1923-16 May 1923)
Adjutant of V. Battalion of 3rd Artillery-Regiment (01 Oct 1923-01 Aug 1927)
Transferred into 16th Battery of the 3rd Artillery-Regiment (01 Aug 1927-01 Oct 1931)
Detached to Weapons School Course at the Artillery-School (03 Oct 1927-15 Feb 1928)
Detached to the 15th Infantry-Regiment (03 Jun 1929-30 Sep 1929)
Detached to Subsidiary-Leadership-Training with the Staff of 6th Division (01 Oct 1929-01 Oct 1931)
Transferred into the 4th Artillery-Regiment, Detached to Command-Office Berlin (01 Oct 1931-01 Aug 1932)
Detached to the Staff of 1st Division (01 Aug 1932-01 Oct 1932)
Transferred into the Staff of 1st Division, hat die Uniform der Führerstabs-Offiziere zu tragen (01 Oct 1932-01 Jul 1934)
Transferred into the 2nd Artillery-Regiment (01 Jul 1934-01 Oct 1934)
Transferred into II. Battalion of Artillery-Regiment Stettin (01 Oct 1934-15 Sep 1935)
Transferred to the Staff of Command-Office Berlin (15 Sep 1935-01 Oct 1936)
Detached to the General-Staff of Group-Command 2 (01 Jul 1936-30 Sep 1936)
Chief of Operations (Ia) in the Staff of 2nd Division (01 Oct 1936-10 Nov 1938)
Chief of Operations (Ia) in the General-Staff of V. Army-Corps (10 Nov 1938-01 Jun 1940)
Chief of the General Staff of Special-Purpose-General-Command XXXVII. (01 Jun 1940-18 Feb 1941)
Senior-Quartermaster of 11th Army (23 Feb 1941-18 Sep 1942)
Detached to the General-Quartermaster in the Army General Staff (18 Sep 1942-27 Nov 1942)
Delegated with the Leadership of the 386th Grenadier-Regiment (27 Nov 1942-05 Mar 1943)
Delegated with the Leadership of the 305th Infantry-Division (05 Mar 1943-01 Jun 1943)
Commander of the 305th Infantry-Division (01 Jun 1943-24 Nov 1944)
Delegated with the Temporary Leadership of LXXVI. Panzer-Corps (24 Nov 1944-07 Dec 1944)
Führer-Reserve OKH (07 Dec 1944-15 Jan 1945)
Detached to Course for Commanding Generals in Hirschberg (05 Jan 1945-15 Jan 1945)
Delegated with the Leadership of LXIV. Army-Corps (15 Jan 1945-24 Jan 1945)
Delegated with the Leadership of LI. Mountain-Corps (02 Mar 1945-20 Apr 1945)
Commanding General of LI. Mountain-Corps (20 Apr 1945-02 May 1945)
In Captivity (02 May 1945-07 Feb 1948)
Released (07 Feb 1948)

Awards & Decorations:
- Ritterkreuz: am 11.06.1944 als Generalleutnant und Kommandeur der 305. Infanterie-Division
- Deutsches Kreuz in Silber: am 06.07.1942 als Oberst i.G. und Oberquartiermeister der 11. Armee
- 1914 EK I
- 1914 EK II
- Verwundetenabzeichen, 1918 in Schwarz
- Ehrenkreuz für Frontkämpfer
- Wehrmacht-Dienstauszeichnung IV. bis I. Klasse
- Medaille zur Erinnerung an den 1. Oktober 1938
- Komturkreuz des Kgl. Rumän. Ordens der Stern mit Schwertern: 19.09.1941
- Spange zum EK I
- Spange zum EK II
- Kriegsverdienstkreuz I. Klasse mit Schwertern
- Kriegsverdienstkreuz II. Klasse mit Schwertern
- Medaille “Winterschlacht im Osten 1941/1942”
- Krimschild


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