Friedrich-Wilhelm Hauck

Friedrich-Wilhelm Hauck
Friedrich-Wilhelm Hauck
Born	10 January 1897; Breslau
Died	15 April 1979 (aged 82); Überlingen
Allegiance	German Empire (to 1918); Weimar Republic (to 1933); Nazi Germany
Service / branch	Heer
Years of service	1914–1945
Rank	General der Artillerie
Commands	305. Infanterie-Division; LXIV. Armeekorps; LI. Gebirgs-Armeekorps
Battles / wars	World War I; World War II Invasion of Poland; Battle of France; Operation Barbarossa; Siege of Sevastopol (1941–1942); Battle of the Kerch Peninsula; Italian Campaign; Operation Diadem; Gothic Line Offensive;
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Friedrich-Wilhelm Hauck (10 January 1897 – 15 April 1979) was a highly decorated General der Artillerie in the Wehrmacht during World War II who commanded several corps. He was also a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross. The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership. Friedrich-Wilhelm Hauck was captured by British troops in May 1945 and was released in 1948

Awards and decorations

Iron Cross (1914)
- 2nd Class
- 1st Class
Wound Badge (1914)
- in Black
Cross of Honor
Iron Cross (1939)
- 2nd Class
- 1st Class
War Merit Cross with Swords
- 2nd Class
- 1st Class
Eastern Front Medal
Crimea Shield
German Cross in Silver (6 July 1942)
Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross
- Knight's Cross on 11 June 1944 as Generalleutnant and commander of 305. Infanterie-Division ^[1]

References

Citations

^ Fellgiebel 2000, p. 179.

Bibliography

Fellgiebel, Walther-Peer (2000). Die Träger des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939-1945. Friedburg, Germany: Podzun-Pallas. ISBN 3-7909-0284-5.
Scherzer, Veit (2007). 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 Miltaer-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-938845-17-2.

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Military offices
Preceded by Generalleutnant Bernhard Steinmetz	Commander of 305. Infanterie-Division 5 March 1943 - ? December 1944	Succeeded by Oberst Friedrich Trumpeter
Preceded by General der Infanterie Helmut Thumm	Commander of LXIV. Armeekorps 15 January 1945 - 21 January 1945	Succeeded by General der Artillerie Max Grimmeiß
Preceded by General der Gebirgstruppe Valentin Feurstein	Commander of LI. Gebirgs-Armeekorps 24 January 1945 - 2 May 1945	Succeeded by none

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[1] Fellgiebel 2000, p. 179.

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