Alfred Haase (officer)

Alfred Haase
Born	(1898-09-09)9 September 1898 Insterburg, East Prussia
Died	24 February 2000(2000-02-24) (aged 101) Wennigsen
Allegiance	German Empire (to 1918) Nazi Germany
Service/branch	Heer
Years of service	1916–18 1935–45
Rank	Oberst
Battles/wars	First World War Second World War Battle of France Eastern Front
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Alfred Haase (9 September 1898 – 24 February 2000) was a German officer in the German Wehrmacht during World War II. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross, which was awarded by Nazi Germany to recognize extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership.

Awards and decorations

• Iron Cross (1914)
  • 2nd Class
• Honour Cross of the World War 1914/1918
• Iron Cross (1939)
  • 2nd Class
  • 1st Class
• General Assault Badge in Silver
• Eastern Front Medal
• Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 1 April 1942 as Major and commander of Pionier-Lehr-Bataillon 2 and leader of a Kampfgruppe
• Mentioned in the Wehrmachtbericht (13 April 1942)

References

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 (in German). Friedberg, Germany: Podzun-Pallas. ISBN 978-3-7909-0284-6. {{cite book}}: Unknown parameter |trans_title= ignored (|trans-title= suggested) (help)
• 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 (in German). Jena, Germany: Scherzers Militaer-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-938845-17-2. {{cite book}}: Unknown parameter |trans_title= ignored (|trans-title= suggested) (help)
• Die Wehrmachtberichte 1939–1945 Band 2, 1. Januar 1942 bis 31. Dezember 1943 (in German). München, Germany: Deutscher Taschenbuch Verlag GmbH & Co. KG. 1985. ISBN 978-3-423-05944-2. {{cite book}}: Unknown parameter |trans_title= ignored (|trans-title= suggested) (help)