Friedrich-Wilhelm Hauck

Friedrich-Wilhelm Hauck (10 January 1897 – 15 April 1979) was a German general during World War II who commanded several corps. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross.

Friedrich-Wilhelm Hauck
Born	(1897-01-10)10 January 1897 Breslau, German Empire
Died	15 April 1979(1979-04-15) (aged 82) Überlingen, West Germany
Allegiance	German Empire Weimar Republic Nazi Germany
Branch	German Army
Years of service	1914–1945
Rank	General der Artillerie
Commands	305th Infantry Division LXIV Army Corps LI Mountain Corps
Battles / wars	World War I World War II Invasion of Poland Battle of France Operation Barbarossa Siege of Sevastopol (1941–1942) Battle of the Kerch Peninsula Italian Campaign Operation Diadem Gothic Line Offensive
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Biography

Under his command, the 305th Infantry Division were implicated in war crimes in Italy, but he was never charged.

He was taken prisoner of war during the surrender of Army Group C on 2 May 1945 in Italy. Released from US captivity at the beginning of 1948, he worked for the Evangelical Relief Organization, as Eugen Gerstenmaier's office manager.

Over six years, he wrote on behalf of the United States Army and with the collaboration of six other former German generals, The Operations of the German Army Groups on the Eastern Front 1941–1945, Southern Territory. With an assessment by Colonel-General Franz Halder, and a letter of thanks from the Commander-in-Chief of the United States Army in Germany, he transferred the work (16 volumes) to the Federal Archives-Military Archives in Freiburg im Breisgau.

Awards and decorations

• Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 11 June 1944 as Generalleutnant and commander of 305. Infanterie-Division ^[1]