(Photo courtesy of Gareth Collins)

Generalmajor Franz Haas
Born: 17 Oct 1898 in Munich (M�nchen)
Died: 06 Mar 1961 in Hilpoltstein
Promotions:
Fahnenjunker-Oberj�ger (23 Jan 1918); F�hnrich (28 May 1918); Oberf�hnrich (01 Jan 1921); Leutnant (01 Oct 1921); Oberleutnant (01 Oct 1926); Hauptmann (01 Jan 1934); Major (01 Jan 1938); Oberstleutnant (01 Apr 1940); Oberst (01 Apr 1942); Generalmajor (01 Mar 1945)
Career:
Entered Army Service (23 Oct 1916)
Fahnenjunker in the Replacement-Battalion of the 2nd Bavarian J�ger-Battalion (23 Oct 1916-07 Jul 1917)
Detached to Training-Course for Fahnenjunker and Officer-Aspirants in Grafenw�hr (18 Mar 1917-18 Jun 1917)
In the Field with the 1st Bavarian J�ger-Regiment (07 Jul 1917-10 Jul 1917)
Sectioned with the 2nd Company of the 1st Bavarian J�ger-Regiment (10 Jul 1917-29 Aug 1917)
Severely wounded, in Hospital (29 Aug 1917-08 Oct 1917)
Transferred to the Replacement-Battalion of the 2nd Bavarian J�ger-Battalion (08 Oct 1917-01 Dec 1917)
In the Field with the 2nd Bavarian J�ger-Battalion (01 Dec 1917-21 Dec 1917)
Sectioned to 2nd Company of the 2nd J�ger-Battalion (21 Dec 1917-02 May 1918)
Taken ill - Hospital (02 May 1918-25 May 1918)
In the Field with the 2nd Bavarian J�ger-Battalion (25 May 1918-19 Sep 1918)
Wounded, in Hospital (19 Sep 1918-20 Nov 1918)
Transferred to the 1st Recovery-Company with the Replacement-Battalion of the 2nd Bavarian J�ger-Battalion (20 Nov 1918-18 Dec 1918)
Transferred to the 2nd Company of the 2nd Bavarian J�ger-Battalion (18 Dec 1918-10 Mar 1919)
Detached to the Cadre-Detachment of the 2nd Bavarian J�ger-Battalion (10 Mar 1919-08 May 1919)
Transferred to Freikorps Epp (08 May 1919-20 Aug 1919)
Transferred to the 41st Reichswehr-Rifle-Regiment (20 Aug 1919-11 Sep 1920)
Detached to the Infantry School W�nsdorf (27 May 1920-30 Nov 1920)
Transferred to the 9th Company of the 20th Infantry-Regiment (11 Sep 1920-27 Jun 1921)
Detached to the 4th Company of the 20th Infantry-Regiment (27 Jun 1921-18 Feb 1922)
Transferred into the 4th Company of the 20th Infantry-Regiment (18 Feb 1922-01 Apr 1927)
Transferred into the MG-Company of the 20th Infantry-Regiment (01 Apr 1927-01 Mar 1928)
Transferred into the 1st Company of the 20th Infantry-Regiment (01 Mar 1928-01 Oct 1928)
Adjutant of the I. Battallion of the 20th Infantry-Regiment (01 Oct 1928-01 Oct 1932)
Transferred to the Staff of 2nd Division and Detached to the Command-Office Berlin, Secret War Academy (01 Oct 1932-01 May 1933)
Without leaving previous activity, placed to the disposal of the Chief of Army Command (01 May 1933-15 Apr 1935)
Chief Supply Officer (Ib) in the Staff of Infantry-Leader III (15 Apr 1935-15 Oct 1935)
Chief Supply Officer (Ib) in the General-Staff of 18th Division (15 Oct 1935-12 Oct 1937)
Chief of 2nd Company of the 41st Infantry-Regiment (12 Oct 1937-10 Nov 1938)
Chief Supply Officer (Ib) in the General-Staff of VII. Army-Corps (10 Nov 1938-06 Oct 1939)
Chief of Operations (Ia) in the General-Staff of 213th Infantry-Division (06 Oct 1939-05 Jan 1940)
Chief of Operations (Ia) in the General-Staff of 167th Infantry-Division (05 Jan 1940-10 Jul 1940)
Deputy Chief of Staff of VII. Army-Corps (10 Jul 1940-05 Oct 1940)
Chief of Operations (Ia) in the General-Staff of 132nd Infantry-Division (05 Oct 1940-03 Nov 1941)
F�hrer-Reserve OKH (03 Nov 1941-12 Jan 1942)
Chief of the Organisations-Department in the Army General Staff (12 Jan 1942-01 May 1942)
F�hrer-Reserve OKH (01 May 1942-20 Jun 1942)
Chief of the General Staff of XX. Army-Corps (20 Jun 1942-09 Jul 1943)
F�hrer-Reserve OKH (09 Jul 1943-21 Jul 1943)
In Hospital after a serious motor vehicle accident (21 Jul 1943-01 Dec 1943)
Chief of the General Staff of the Plenipotentiary General of the German Wehrmacht in Italy (01 Dec 1943-02 May 1945)
In Captivity (02 May 1945-06 Jul 1947)
Released (06 Jul 1947)

Awards & Decorations:
Deutsches Kreuz in Gold (19 Aug 1943)


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