Generalmajor Wolf Rüdiger Hauser Born: 22 Jul 1906 in Strasbourg (Straßburg), Alsace (Elsaß) Died: 09 Aug 1965 in Bad Cannstatt Promotions:
Fahnenjunker-Gefreiter (01 Aug 1925); Fahnenjunker-Unteroffizier (01 Nov 1925); Fähnrich (01 Sep 1926); Oberfähnrich (01 Aug 1927); Leutnant (01 Dec 1927); Oberleutnant (01 Jun 1930); Rittmeister/Hauptmann (01 May 1935); Major (01 Oct 1940); Oberstleutnant (01 Apr 1942); Oberst (01 Jan 1943); Generalmajor (01 Sep 1944) Career:
Entered Army Service (01 Apr 1924)
Offizieranwärter in the 18th Mounted-Regiment (01 Apr 1924-01 Dec 1927)
Detached to Fahnenjunker-Tests at the Cavalry-School Hannover (02 Jul 1925-08 Jul 1925)
Detached to I. Course at the Infantry-School (01 Mar 1926-30 Sep 1926)
Detached to II. Course at the Cavalry-School Hannover (05 Nov 1926-26 Aug 1927)
Transferred into the Training-Squadron of the 18th Mounted-Regiment (01 Dec 1927-01 Oct 1934)
Transferred into Mounted-Regiment Cannstatt (01 Oct 1934-01 Apr 1935)
Regiments-Adjutant of Mounted-Regiment Cannstatt (01 Apr 1935-01 Oct 1935)
Transferred into the War-Academy (01 Oct 1935-12 Oct 1937)
Detached to the Army General Staff as Adjutant of Senior-Quartermaster I (12 Oct 1937-10 Oct 1938)
Detached to the Army General Staff as Adjutant of the Chief of the Army General Staff (10 Nov 1938-01 Apr 1939)
Transferred as Hauptmann into the Army General Staff (01 Apr 1939-23 Oct 1939)
Chief of Operations (Ia) in the General-Staff of the 68th Infantry-Division (23 Oct 1939-01 Nov 1940)
Führer-Reserve OKH (01 Nov 1940-31 Jan 1941)
Chief of Operations (Ia) in the General-Staff of the 5th Light Division (31 Jan 1941-31 Jan 1941)
Chief of Operations (Ia) in the General-Staff of Blocking-Formation Lybien (31 Jan 1941-18 Feb 1941)
Chief of Operations (Ia) in the General-Staff of the 5th Light Division (18 Feb 1941-01 Aug 1941)
Chief of Operations (Ia) in the General-Staff of the 21st Panzer-Division (01 Aug 1941-12 Sep 1941)
Führer-Reserve OKH (12 Sep 1941-21 Nov 1941)
Chief of Operations (Ia) in the General-Staff of the 1st Panzer-Army (21 Nov 1941-15 Nov 1943)
Führer-Reserve OKH (15 Nov 1943-20 Nov 1943)
Chief of the General-Staff of 14th Army (20 Nov 1943-05 Feb 1945)
Führer-Reserve OKH (05 Feb 1945-20 Feb 1945)
Chief of the General-Staff of 1st Army (20 Feb 1945-08 May 1945)
In Captivity (08 May 1945-1947)
Released (1947)
Awards & Decorations:
Deutsches Kreuz in Gold (13 Dec 1942)
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