Georg Haus

Georg Haus
Georg Haus
Born	16 September 1895
Died	16 April 1945 (aged 49); Pillau, East Prussia
	Military career
Allegiance	Nazi Germany
Branch	Army (Wehrmacht)
Rank	Generalleutnant (Posthumously)
Commands	17th Infantry Division; 50th Infantry Division
Conflicts	Zemland Offensive †
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Georg Haus (16 September 1895 – 16 April 1945) was a general in the Wehrmacht of Nazi Germany during World War II. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross. Haus was killed on 16 April 1945 near Pillau, East Prussia during the Soviet Zemland Offensive. He was posthumously promoted to Generalleutnant.

Awards and decorations

Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 12 February 1944 as Oberst and commander of Grenadier-Regiment 55

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

Commander of 17. Infanterie-Division
15 March 1944 – 1 April 1944

Succeeded by

Preceded by

Generalleutnant Paul Betz

Commander of 50. Infanterie-Division
5 June 1944 – 16 April 1945

Succeeded by

Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross recipients of the 17th Infantry Division
Staff	Herbert Loch Max Sachsenheimer¹ (Oak Leaves & Swords) Richard Zimmer
Units	Georg Haus Karl-Wilhelm Specht (Oak Leaves) Max Lemke
¹ Knight's Cross and Oak Leaves with Jäger-Regiment 75 (5th Jäger Division).