(Photo courtesy of Gareth Collins & J.N. Houterman)
Generaloberst Curt Haase Born: 15 Dec 1881 in Honnef, Rhine (Rhein) Died: 09 Feb 1943 in Berlin-Grunewald Promotions:
F�hnrich (27 Jan 1902); Leutnant (18 Oct 1902); Oberleutnant (18 Oct 1910); Hauptmann (08 Oct 1914); Major (01 Feb 1925); Oberstleutnant (01 Oct 1929); Oberst (01 Oct 1932); Generalmajor (01 Jun 1935); Generalleutnant (01 Aug 1937); General der Artillerie (01 Nov 1938); Generaloberst (19 Jul 1940) Career:
Entered Army Service (25 Jun 1901)
Fahnenjunker in the 65th W�rttemberg Field-Artillery-Regiment (25 Jun 1901-01 Oct 1905)
Adjutant of the I. Battalion of the 65th Field-Artillery-Regiment (01 Oct 1905-01 Oct 1906)
With the Instruction-Regiment of the Field Artillery Firing School (01 Oct 1906-18 Aug 1911)
Transferred back to the 65th Field-Artillery-Regiment (18 Aug 1911-02 Aug 1914)
Detached to the War Academy (01 Oct 1911-00 Jul 1914)
Battery-Leader in the 65th Field-Artillery-Regiment (02 Aug 1914-1915)
With the Staff of the 51st Infantry-Brigade (1915-1917)
With the General-Staff of the 204th Infantry-Division (1917-1918)
With the General-Staff of the 28th Reserve-Division (1918-1918)
With the Armistice-Commission in Spa (1918-01 Oct 1919)
Instructor at the Infantry-School Dresden (01 Oct 1919-01 Apr 1923)
Battery-Chief in the III. Battalion of the 5th Artillery-Regiment, Ludwigsburg (01 Apr 1923-01 Nov 1925)
Advisor with the Inspection of Artillery, RWM (01 Nov 1925-01 Feb 1930)
Commander of the II. Battalion of the 5th Artillery-Regiment (01 Feb 1930-01 Feb 1933)
Commander of Artillery-Training-Staff J�terbog (Allocated to the Command-Office Frankfurt/Oder) (01 Feb 1933-00 Mar 1935)
Commander of the 3rd Division, Berlin (00 Mar 1935-01 Mar 1936)
Commander of the 17th Division, Nuremberg (01 Mar 1936-01 Oct 1937)
Inspector of Artillery (01 Oct 1937-16 Nov 1938)
Commanding General of III. Army-Corps (16 Nov 1938-14 Nov 1940)
At the same time, Commander of Military-District III (10 Nov 1938-26 Aug 1939)
F�hrer-Reserve (14 Nov 1940-15 Feb 1941)
Commander-in-Chief of 15th Army (15 Feb 1941-01 Dec 1942)
F�hrer-Reserve (01 Dec 1942-09 Feb 1943)
Died (heart disease) (09 Feb 1943)
Decorations & Awards:
- Ritterkreuz: am 08.06.1940 als General der Artillerie und Kommandierender General des III. Armee-Korps
- RK des Kgl. Preuss. Hausordens von Hohenzollern mit Schwertern
- RK des Kgl. W�rttembg. Milit�r-Verdienstorden
- 1914 EK I
- 1914 EK II
- RK I. Klasse des Kgl. S�chs. Albrechts-Ordens mit Schwertern
- RK I. Klasse des Kgl. W�rttembg. Friedrichs-Ordens mit Schwertern
- RK II. Klasse des Grossherzoglich Badischen Ordens vom Z�hringer L�wen mit Schwertern und Eichenlaub
- Hamburgisches Hanseatenkreuz
- Ehrenkreuz f�r Frontk�mpfer
- Wehrmacht-Dienstauszeichnung IV. bis I. Klasse
- Medaille zur Erinnerung an den 13.03.1938
- Spange zum EK I
- Spange zum EK II
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