Curt Haase

Curt Haase

Erwin von Witzleben (left) and Curt Haase.
Born (1881-12-15)15 December 1881
Honnef am Rhein, Rhine Province, Kingdom of Prussia, German Empire
Died 9 February 1943(1943-02-09) (aged 61)
Berlin, Free State of Prussia, Nazi Germany
Allegiance  German Empire (to 1918)
 Weimar Republic (to 1933)
 Nazi Germany
Service/branch Heer
Years of service 1901–43
Rank Generaloberst
Commands held 3. Infanterie-Division
III. Armeekorps
15th Army
Battles/wars

World War I

World War II
Awards Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Curt Haase (15 December 1881 – 9 February 1943) served in World War I and was a Colonel General in the German Wehrmacht during World War II.

Early Career (World War I)

Born in Honnef am Rhein, Rhine Province, Haase first entered into military service on 25 July 1901. He was a Fahnenjunker ("cadet") in the 65th Württemberg Field Artillery Regiment from 25 June 1901 to 1 October 1905. After this, he was promoted to Adjutant of I. Battalion of his regiment with the Instruction Regiment of the Field Artillery School until 18 August 1911. He soon was selected and detached to the War Academy, where he remained from 1 October 1911 until July 1914. In 1915, Haase was transferred to a staff position with the 51st Infantry Brigade. From late 1915 onwards to 1919, he served in the staff of the 204th Infantry Division and of the 28th Reserve Division. After the armistice, he was assigned a role with the Armistice Commission in Spa from October 1919 to April 1923.

World War II

During the interwar period, Haase continued his military career. From 1923 to March 1935, he was an advisor and commander of the 5th Artillery Regiment and Artillery Training Staff Jüterbog allocated to Frankfurt. In March 1935 to March 1936, he was promoted to Generalmajor and appointed commander of the 3rd Infantry Division in Berlin. Then he was transferred to act as commander of the 17th Infantry Division in Nuremberg where he stayed until October 1937. For his administrative ability, Haase was promoted to Generalleutnant on 1 August 1937. He became commander of III. Armeekorps on 16 November 1938.

During World War II, Haase was promoted to Generaloberst on 19 July 1940, and in mid November 1940, he was relieved of his command of III. Armeekorps and reassigned to the Führer-Reserve to wait for a command. In early 1941 he was made commander of 15th Army, serving until December 1942, when he was transferred to the Führer-Reserve for the remainder of his career. On 9 February 1943, he died at the age of 61 from advanced heart disease.

Awards

References

Citations

  1. ↑ Fellgiebel 2000, p. 208.
  2. ↑ Scherzer 2007, p. 357.

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. 
Military offices
Preceded by
—		 Commander of 3. Infanterie-Division
4 April 1934 – 3 July 1936 		Succeeded by
Generalmajor Walter Petzel
Preceded by
—		 Commander of III. Armeekorps
1 September 1939 - 13 November 1940 		Succeeded by
General der Infanterie Kurt von Greiff
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