Eduard Hauser (soldier)

Eduard Hauser
Born	22 June 1895 Erlangen
Died	16 July 1961 (aged 66) Garmisch-Partenkirchen
Allegiance	German Empire (to 1918)  Weimar Republic (to 1933)  Nazi Germany
Service/branch	Heer
Years of service	1915–45
Rank	Generalleutnant
Commands held	13. Panzer-Division
Battles/wars	World War I World War II Annexation of the Sudetenland Invasion of Poland Battle of France Operation Barbarossa Battle of Smolensk (1941) Battle of Moscow Battle of the Caucasus Lower Dnieper Offensive East Prussian Offensive Zemland Offensive
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves

Eduard Hauser (22 June 1895 – 16 July 1961) was a highly decorated Generalleutnant in the Wehrmacht during World War II who commanded the 13. Panzer-Division. He was also a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves. The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross and its higher grade Oak Leaves was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership. Eduard Hauser was captured by American troops in May 1945 and was held until June 1947.

Awards and decorations

• Iron Cross (1914)
  • 2nd Class (17 June 1915)^[1]
  • 1st Class (12 September 1917)^[1]
• Wound Badge (1914)
  • in Black
• Honour Cross of the World War 1914/1918
• Sudetenland Medal
• Clasp to the Iron Cross (1939)
  • 2nd Class (29 September 1939)^[1]
  • 1st Class (26 June 1940)^[1]
• Eastern Front Medal
• Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves
  • Knight's Cross on 4 December 1941 as Oberst and commander of Panzer-Regiment 25^[2]
  • 376th Oak Leaves on 26 January 1944 as Generalmajor and commander of 13. Panzer-Division^[3]
• Mentioned twice in the Wehrmachtbericht on (12 October 1943 and 24 December 1943)

Wehrmachtbericht references

Date	Original German Wehrmachtbericht wording	Direct English translation
24 December 1943	In den Kämpfen südöstlich Kirowograd haben sich die 11. Schlesische Panzerdivision unter Führung des Generalmajors v. Wietersheim und die 13. Altmärkische Panzerdivision unter Führung des Generalmajors Hauser hervorragend bewährt.[4]	The 11th Silesian Panzer-Division under the command of Major-General v. Wietersheim and the 13th Altmark Panzer-Division under the command of Major-General Hauser have particularly proven themselves in combat southeast of Kirovohrad.

References

Citations

1. Thomas 1997, p. 254.
2. Fellgiebel 2000, p. 179.
3. Fellgiebel 2000, p. 66.
4. Die Wehrmachtberichte 1939–1945 Band 2, p. 632.

Bibliography

• Fellgiebel, Walther-Peer (2000) [1986]. Die Träger des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939–1945 — Die Inhaber der höchsten Auszeichnung des Zweiten Weltkrieges aller Wehrmachtteile [The Bearers of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross 1939–1945 — The Owners of the Highest Award of the Second World War of all Wehrmacht Branches] (in German). Friedberg, Germany: Podzun-Pallas. ISBN 978-3-7909-0284-6.
• Scherzer, Veit (2007). Die Ritterkreuzträger 1939–1945 Die Inhaber des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939 von Heer, Luftwaffe, Kriegsmarine, Waffen-SS, Volkssturm sowie mit Deutschland verbündeter Streitkräfte nach den Unterlagen des Bundesarchives [The Knight's Cross Bearers 1939–1945 The Holders of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross 1939 by Army, Air Force, Navy, Waffen-SS, Volkssturm and Allied Forces with Germany According to the Documents of the Federal Archives] (in German). Jena, Germany: Scherzers Miltaer-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-938845-17-2.
• Thomas, Franz (1997). Die Eichenlaubträger 1939–1945 Band 1: A–K [The Oak Leaves Bearers 1939–1945 Volume 1: A–K] (in German). Osnabrück, Germany: Biblio-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-7648-2299-6.
• Die Wehrmachtberichte 1939–1945 Band 2, 1. Januar 1942 bis 31. Dezember 1943 [The Wehrmacht Reports 1939–1945 Volume 2, 1 January 1942 to 31 December 1943] (in German). München, Germany: Deutscher Taschenbuch Verlag GmbH & Co. KG. 1985. ISBN 978-3-423-05944-2.

External links

• Lexikon der Wehrmacht
• World War 2 Awards.com