Ernst Haccius

Ernst Haccius
Born	11 December 1893
Died	11 February 1943(1943-02-11) (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

References

Bibliography

• 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.