Generalleutnant Wolfgang Hauser Born: 28 Aug 1893 in Erlangen Died: 07 Sep 1973 in Erlangen Promotions:
Gefreiter (01 Apr 1913); Unteroffizier (26 Jul 1913); Vizewachtmeister der Reserve (01 Aug 1914); Offiziers-Stellvertreter (01 Oct 1914); Leutnant der Reserve (08 Nov 1914); Leutnant (22 Jul 1917); Oberleutnant (11 Sep 1918); Hauptmann/Rittmeister (01 Feb 1927); Major (01 Sep 1934); Oberstleutnant (01 Mar 1937); Oberst (01 Mar 1940); Generalmajor (01 Dec 1942); Generalleutnant (01 Mar 1945) Career:
Entered Army Service (01 Oct 1912)
On Year Volunteer in the 10th Bavarian Field-Artillery-Regiment (01 Oct 1912-30 Sep 1913)
Discharged to Reserves (30 Sep 1913)
Completion of Exercise A with the 10th Bavarian Field-Artillery-Regiment (17 Jun 1914-01 Aug 1914)
Called Up from Reserve (04 Aug 1914); Activated (22 Jul 1917)
With the I. Battalion of the 10th Bavarian Field-Artillery-Regiment (04 Aug 1914-01 Oct 1914)
Ordinance-Officer with the Staff of I. Battalion of the 10th Bavarian Field-Artillery-Regiment (01 Oct 1914-11 Mar 1915)
Battery-Officer in the 1st Battery of the 10th Bavarian Field-Artillery-Regiment (11 Mar 1915-27 Sep 1916)
Adjutant of I. Battalion of the 10th Bavarian Field-Artillery-Regiment (27 Sep 1916-01 Apr 1919)
Transferred to the Command-Staff of the Bavarian Rifle-Brigade, Freikorps Epp (01 Apr 1919-01 May 1919)
Adjutant of II. Battalion of the 21st Light Reichswehr-Artillery-Regiment (01 May 1919-10 Jul 1919)
Detached to Officers-School Munich (10 Jul 1919-01 Oct 1919)
Observation-Officer in the 21st Light Reichswehr-Artillery-Regiment (01 Oct 1919-01 Jan 1921)
Transferred into the 7th Artillery-Regiment (01 Jan 1921-01 Oct 1926)
Detached to Firing-Course for Artillery-Officers in J�terbog (24 Apr 1924-05 Jun 1924)
Detached to Subsisiary-Leadership-Training with the Staff of 7th Division (01 Oct 1924-08 Jun 1926)
Detached to the 7th Signals-Battalion (08 Jun 1926-15 Jun 1926)
Detached to the 2nd Pioneer-Battalion (01 Jul 1926-31 Jul 1926)
Detached to the 2nd Motor-Transport-Battalion (01 Aug 1926-31 Aug 1926)
Detached to the 2nd Signals-Battalion (01 Sep 1926-30 Sep 1926)
Transferred back into the 7th Artillery-Regiment (01 Oct 1926-01 Mar 1928)
Detached to Combat-School-Course in D�beritz (19 Oct 1926-16 Nov 1926)
Adjutant with the Staff of the 7th Transport-Battalion (01 Mar 1928-01 May 1928)
Transferrred, with unchsnged Service Use, into the 7th (Bavarian) Medical-Battalion, Munich (01 May 1928-01 Oct 1930)
Chief of 1st Squadron of the 7th Transport-Battalion (01 Oct 1930-01 Oct 1934)
Commander of III. Battalion of Artillery-Regiment Amberg (01 Oct 1934-15 Oct 1935)
Commander of III. Battalion of the 10th Artillery-Regiment (15 Oct 1935-06 Oct 1936)
Commander of the 17th Observation-Battalion (06 Oct 1936-26 Aug 1939)
Commander of the 10th Observation-Battalion (26 Aug 1939-15 Jan 1940)
Delegated with the Leadership of the 173rd Artillery-Regiment (15 Jan 1940-01 Mar 1940)
Commander of the 173rd Artillery-Regiment (01 Mar 1940-28 Mar 1942)
F�hrer-Reserve - Military-District-Command XIII, in Hospital (28 Mar 1942-25 Sep 1942)
Delegated with the Leadership of Division 464 (25 Sep 1942-01 Dec 1942)
Commander of Division 464 (01 Dec 1942-26 Jul 1944)
Commander of the 41st Fortress-Division (30 Jul 1944-25 Jan 1945)
Commander of the 41st Infantry-Division (25 Jan 1945-08 May 1945)
In Yugoslav Captivity (08 May 1945-30 Oct 1951)
Released (30 Oct 1951)
Awards & Decorations:
Deutsches Kreuz in Gold (19 Dec 1941)
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