Ernst Haccius

Ernst Haccius
Ernst Haccius
Born	11 December 1893
Died	11 February 1943 (aged 49); Soviet Union
Allegiance	Nazi Germany
Service / branch	Army
Years of service	1914–43
Rank	Generalleutnant (posthumously)
Commands	46th Infantry Division
Battles / wars	World War II Invasion of Poland; Battle of France; Operation Barbarossa; Siege of Sevastopol (1941-1942); Battle of Caucasus †
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Ernst Haccius (11 December 1893 – 11 February 1943) was a German officer in the Wehrmacht of Nazi Germany during World War II who commanded the 46th Infantry Division. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross. Haccius was killed 11 February 1943 north of Krasnodar /Caucasus; he was posthumously promoted to the rank of Generalleutnant and awarded the Knight's Cross.

Awards and decorations

Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 2 April 1943 as Generalleutnant and commander of 46. Infanterie-Division ^[1]

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.

Military offices
Preceded by Generalleutnant Kurt Himer	Commander of 46. Infanterie-Division 5 April 1942 – 7 February 1943	Succeeded by Generalleutnant Arthur Hauffe