(Photo courtesy of Gareth Collins)

Generalmajor Werner Haack
Born: 06 Mar 1894 in Danzig
Died: 08 Oct 1944 in Schweidnitz
Promotions:
F�hnrich (20 Nov 1913); Leutnant (02 Aug 1914); Oberleutnant (18 Dec 1917); Hauptmann (01 Feb 1926); Major (01 Jul 1934); Oberstleutnant (01 Jan 1937); Oberst (01 Oct 1939); Generalmajor (01 Apr 1943)
Career:
Entered Army Service (11 Mar 1913)
Fahnenjunker in the 6th Foot-Artillery-Regiment (11 Mar 1913-02 Aug 1914)
In the Field with the 6th Battery of the 6th Foot-Artillery-Regiment (02 Aug 1914-04 Feb 1915)
Observation-Officer with the Staff of the III. Battalion of the 6th Foot-Artillery-Regiment (04 Feb 1915-27 Aug 1915)
Battalion-Adjutant in the 6th Foot-Artillery-Regiment (27 Aug 1915-23 Oct 1916)
Battery-Leader in the Replacement-Battalion of the 6th Foot-Artillery-Regiment (23 Oct 1916-01 Mar 1920)
Battery-Officer in the 1st Battery of the 6th Foot-Artillery-Regiment (01 Mar 1920-01 Oct 1920)
Ordinance-Officer with the Staff of the 8th Reichswehr-Brigade (01 Oct 1920-01 Jan 1921)
Transferred into the 3rd Artillery-Regiment (01 Jan 1921-01 Oct 1925)
Detached to Firing Course for Artillery Officers (20 May 1921-12 Jul 1921)
Detached to Signals Course (20 May 1924-27 May 1925)
Signals-Officer with the Staff of the 3rd Artillery-Regiment (01 Oct 1925-26 Apr 1926)
Transferred into the RWM (26 Apr 1926-01 Apr 1926)
Detached to Course for further training on air protection (26 Apr 1926-12 Jun 1926)
Hauptmann with the Staff and Signals-Officer with the Staff of the 3rd Artillery-Regiment (01 Apr 1926-01 Dec 1926)
Detached to the Command-Office Berlin (01 Dec 1926-01 Aug 1927)
Detached to the Training-Staff of the Course for Army Technology (01 Aug 1927-31 Mar 1928)
Retired (31 Mar 1928)
Reactivated to Army Service (01 Nov 1928)
Battery-Officer in the 14th Battery of the 3rd Artillery-Regiment (01 Nov 1928-01 Oct 1929)
Chief of the 4th Squadron of the 6th Transport-Battalion (01 Oct 1929-01 Oct 1932)
Detached to Firing Course for Artillery Officers (28 Sep 1932-28 Oct 1932)
Battery-Chief with the 6th Artillery-Regiment (01 Oct 1932-01 Oct 1934)
Transferred into the Artillery-Regiment Schwerin (01 Apr 1935-15 Oct 1935)
Commander of the I. Battalion of the 48th Artillery-Regiment (15 Oct 1935-01 Dec 1938)
Commander of the 28th Artillery-Regiment (01 Dec 1938-24 Sep 1941)
Artillery-Commander 14 (24 Sep 1941-23 Apr 1943)
Higher Artillery Commander 310 (23 Apr 1943-23 Nov 1943)
Commander of Artillery-Division 310 (23 Nov 1943-10 Jul 1944)
F�hrer-Reserve OKH (10 Jul 1944-15 Sep 1944)
Detached to 12th Division-Leaders-Course (14 Jul 1944-16 Aug 1944)
Taken badly ill (15 Sep 1944-08 Oct 1944)
Died (08 Oct 1944)

Awards & Decorations
- Deutsches Kreuz in Gold: am 26.11.1943 als Generalmajor und H�herer Artillerie-Kommandeur 310
- 1914 EK I
- 1914 EK II
- Herzogl. Sachsen-Meiningisches Ehrenkreuz f�r Verdienst im Kriege
- Schlesisches Adler-Orden II. Stufe
- Ehrenkreuz f�r Frontk�mpfer
- Wehrmacht-Dienstauszeichnung IV. bis I. Klasse
- Spange zum EK I
- Spange zum EK II
- Medaille �Winterschlacht im Osten 1941/1942�
- Kgl. Rum�n. Erinnerungsmedaille �Kreuzzug gegen den Kommunismus�


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