Wilhelm Hasse (general)

Wilhelm Otto Oswald Hasse (24 November 1894 – 21 May 1945) was a highly decorated General der Infanterie in the Wehrmacht during World War II who commanded the 17. Armee. He was also a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves. The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross and its higher grade Oak Leaves was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership. Wilhelm Hasse was wounded in May 1945 and was then captured by Soviet troops. He died of his wounds in captivity on 21 May 1945.

Awards and decorations

 * Iron Cross (1914)
 * 2nd Class (17 September 1914)
 * 1st Class (21 April 1915)
 * Knight's Cross of the House Order of Hohenzollern with Swords
 * Hanseatic Cross of Hamburg
 * Wound Badge (1914)
 * in Black
 * Honour Cross of the World War 1914/1918
 * Clasps to the Iron Crosses (1939)
 * 2nd Class (11 September 1939)
 * 1st Class (2 October 1939)
 * Order of the Cross of Liberty 1st Class with Swords
 * Eastern Front Medal
 * German Cross in Gold (26 January 1942)
 * Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves
 * Knight's Cross on 12 August 1944 as Generalleutnant and commander of 30 Infanterie-Division
 * 698th Oak Leaves on 14 January 1945 as General der Infanterie and commander of II. Armeekorps
 * Ärmelband "Kurland"