Wilhelm Hasse (general) explained

Wilhelm Hasse
Birth Date:24 November 1894
Birth Place:Neisse, Province of Silesia, Kingdom of Prussia, German Empire
Death Place:Písek, Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia
Branch:Army (Wehrmacht)
Rank: General of the Infantry
Commands:30th Infantry Division
II Army Corps
17th Army
Unit:Army Group North
Battles:World War II
Awards:Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves

Wilhelm Hasse (24 November 1894 – 21 May 1945) was a general in the Wehrmacht of Nazi Germany during World War II who commanded the 17th Army. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves. Hasse died on 21 May 1945 of wounds sustained earlier that month.

Awards and decorations

References

Bibliography

. Walther-Peer Fellgiebel . 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 . German . Friedberg, Germany . Podzun-Pallas . 978-3-7909-0284-6.

Notes and References

  1. Thomas 1997, p. 252.
  2. Patzwall & Scherzer 2001, p. 168.
  3. Fellgiebel 2000, p. 179.
  4. Fellgiebel 2000, p. 79.