(Photo courtesy of Gareth Collins)
Generalleutnant Eduard Hauser
Born: 22 Jun 1895 in Erlangen, Central Franconia (Mittelfranken)
Died: 16 Jul 1961 in Garmisch-Partenkirchen
Promotions:
Fahnenjunker-Unteroffizier (18 Nov 1914); Fähnrich (18 Jan 1915); Leutnant (27 May 1915); Oberleutnant (31 Jul 1925); Hauptmann (01 Feb 1930); Major (01 Nov 1935); Oberstleutnant (01 Oct 1938); Oberst (01 Sep 1941); Generalmajor (01 Dec 1943); Generalleutnant (20 Jul 1944)
Career:
Entered Army Service (04 Aug 1914)
Fahnenjunker in the 17th Bavarian Infantry-Regiment (04 Aug 1914-03 Oct 1914)
In the Field with the 17th Bavarian Infantry-Regiment (03 Oct 1914-27 May 1915)
Detached for Training of Recruits in Hallein (02 Jan 1915-11 Feb 1915)
Detached to Training-Courses for Officer-Aspirants in Kornau (12 Feb 1915-20 Feb 1915)
Detached to Training-Course for Officer-Aspirants in Hallein (21 Feb 1915-1915)
Platoon-Leader in the 12th Company of the 17th Bavarian Infantry-Regiment (27 May 1915-27 Sep 1915)
Wounded, in Hospital (27 Sep 1915-16 Jan 1916)
Transferred into the I. Replacement-Battalion of the 17th Bavarian Infantry-Regiment (16 Jan 1916-20 Jan 1916)
Transferred into the II. Replacement-Battalion of the 17th Bavarian Infantry-Regiment (20 Jan 1916-10 Jun 1916)
Detached to the Replacement-MG-Detachment (21 Jan 1916-07 Jun 1916)
In the Field as Platoon-Leader in the MG-Company of the 17th Bavarian Infantry-Regiment (10 Jun 1916-15 Sep 1916)
In British Captivity (15 Sep 1916-25 Oct 1919)
Released from British Captivity (25 Oct 1919)
Transferred to Transit-Camp Wilhelmshaven (26 Oct 1919-29 Oct 1919)
Granted Leave (29 Oct 1919-18 Nov 1919)
Transferred to the Processing-Office of the 18th Bavarian Infantry-Regiment (18 Nov 1919-08 Jan 1920)
Transferred to the 24th Reichswehr-Signals-Battalion (08 Jan 1920-10 Sep 1920)
Transferred into the 4th (MG) Company of the 48th Reichswehr-Infantry-Regiment (10 Sep 1920-01 Jan 1921)
Transferred into the 20th Infantry-Regiment (01 Jan 1921-14 Jun 1921)
Detached to the Ships-Cadre-Division of the North Sea (14 Jun 1921-18 Jun 1921)
Transferred to Coastal-Defence-Battalion VI, Emden (18 Jun 1921-01 Jul 1921)
Detached to the Naval-Radio-Station Borkum (01 Jul 1921-18 Jul 1921)
Transferred into Coastal-Defence-Battalion II, Wilhelmshaven (18 Jul 1921-30 Sep 1922)
Transferred back into the 20th Infantry-Regiment (30 Sep 1922-01 Jan 1923)
Assigned to the Mortar-Company of the 20th Infantry-Regiment (01 Jan 1923-01 Feb 1928)
Detached to Snow Shoe Training (25 Jan 1924-14 Feb 1924)
Detached to Mortar-Course on the Troop-Exercise-Grounds Grafenwöhr (16 Sep 1924-18 Oct 1924)
Detached to Weapon School Course in Dresden (01 Oct 1926-15 Feb 1927)
Signals-Officer with the Staff of the 20th Infantry-Regiment (01 Feb 1928-01 Mar 1930)
Chief of the 1st Company of the 20th Infantry-Regiment (01 Mar 1930-01 Oct 1933)
Transferred into the 1st Motor-Transport-Battalion (01 Oct 1933-01 Feb 1934)
Chief of the 1st Company of the 1st Motor-Transport-Battalion (01 Feb 1934-01 Oct 1934)
Chief of the 3rd Company of Motor-Transport-Battalion Königsberg (01 Oct 1934-01 Aug 1935)
Hauptmann with the Staff of Motor-Transport-Battalion Königsberg (01 Aug 1935-15 Oct 1935)
Adjutant of the 1st Panzer-Brigade (15 Oct 1935-15 Apr 1937)
Transferred to the Staff of the Commander of Anti-Tank Troops 1 (15 Apr 1937-12 Oct 1937)
Commander of I. Battalion of the 10th Panzer-Regiment (12 Oct 1937-01 Jul 1938)
Transferred to the General-Staff of Army-Group-Command 59 Vienna (01 Jul 1938-01 Jul 1939)
Transferred to the Staff of the General-Command of XIX. Army-Corps (motorised) (01 Jul 1939-09 Nov 1940)
Commander of the 18th Panzer-Regiment (09 Nov 1940-19 Aug 1941)
Führer-Reserve OKH (19 Aug 1941-10 Sep 1941)
Delegated with the Leadership of the 25th Panzer-Regiment (10 Sep 1941-01 Oct 1941)
Commander of the 25th Panzer-Regiment (01 Oct 1941-01 Sep 1943)
Delegated with the Leadership of the 13th Panzer-Division (01 Sep 1943-01 Dec 1943)
Commander of the 13th Panzer-Division (01 Dec 1943-23 Dec 1944)
In Hospital (Führer-Reserve) (23 Dec 1944-15 Aug 1944)
General with Special Duties with the Reichsführer-SS (15 Aug 1944-25 Aug 1944)
Commandant of Fortifications by Lötzen and Angerburg (25 Aug 1944-07 Nov 1944)
Commander of Special-Purpose-Division-Staff 605 (07 Nov 1944-00 Feb 1945)
Fortress-Commandant Pillau (escaped on the last ship out of Pillau from the advancing Russians) (14 Mar 1945-25 Apr 1945)
In Bad Tölz Hospital then US Captivity (09 May 1945-14 Jun 1947)
Released (14 Jun 1947)

Awards & Decorations:
- Ritterkreuz (679): am 04.12.1941 als Oberst und Kommandeur des Panzer-Regiment 25
- Eichenlaub (376): am 26.01.1944 als Generalmajor und Kommandeur der 13. Panzer-Division
- 1914 EK I: 12.09.1917
- 1914 EK II: 17.06.1915
- Kgl. Bayer. Militär-Verdienstorden IV. Klasse mit Schwertern
- Verwundetenabzeichen, 1918 in Schwarz
- Ehrenkreuz für Frontkämpfer
- Österr. Kriegs-Erinnerungs-Medaille mit Schwertern
- Wehrmacht-Dienstauszeichnung IV. bis I. Klasse
- Medaille zur Erinnerung an den 1. Oktober 1938
- Kgl. Ungar. Kriegs-Erinnerungs-Medaille mit Schwertern
- Kgl. Bulgar. Kriegs-Erinnerungs-Medaille mit Schwertern
- Spange zum EK I: 26.06.1940
- Spange zum EK II: 29.09.1939
- Medaille “Winterschlacht im Osten 1941/1942”
- im Wehrmachtbericht genannt: 12.10.1943; 24.12.1943


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