Bruno Ritter von Hauenschild
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Bruno Ritter von Hauenschild
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| Born | 9 June 1896 Würzburg |
| Died | Script error: The function "death_date_and_age" does not exist. Munich |
| Allegiance |  German Empire (to 1918) Weimar Republic (to 1933) Nazi Germany |
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| Rank | Generalleutnant |
| Commands held | 24.Panzer-Division |
| Battles/wars | World War I World War II |
| Awards | Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves |
Bruno Ritter von Hauenschild[Note 1] (9 June 1896 – 10 March 1953), born Bruno Hauenschild, was a general in the German Army.
Hauenschild was born in Würzburg, Kingdom of Bavaria. He died in the Bavarian capital, Munich.
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World War I
Shortly after Germany entered World War I, Hauenschild served as a cadet with the Bavarian 11th Field Artillery Regiment. For his achievements in the First World War, Hauenschild was awarded Bavaria's Military Order of Max Joseph. This award made Hauenschild a Knight (Ritter) and allowed him to add both this honorific title and the style "von" to his name.
World War II
At the beginning of World War II, Ritter von Hauenschild rejoined the army as an officer.
On 25 August 1941, as a Colonel (Oberst) in the 4th Panzer Brigade, he received the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross.
From 15 April to 12 September 1942, general Ritter von Hauenschild commanded the 24th Armored Division. On 17 September 1942, he received Oak Leaves to the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross.
In 1943, Ritter von Hauenschild was given command of the schools for armored troops.
Defense of Berlin
On 26 January 1945, Ritter von Hauenschild was given command of the III Military District (Wehrkreis III or III Corps Area) headquartered in Berlin. He was responsible for the territories of Altmark, Neumark, and Brandenburg. Ritter von Hauenschild commanded the III Military District until 15 March. He was preceded as commander of the III Military District by Infantry General (General der Infanterie) Joachim von Kortzfleisch. Ritter von Hauenschild was followed by Pioneer General (General der Pionere) Walter Kuntze.
As the Red Army approached Berlin, Ritter von Hauenschild was also given command of the Berlin Defense Area. He was given this command in mid-April, prior to the actual start of the Battle for Berlin. Ritter von Hauenschild was relieved of command of the Berlin Defense Area on 6 March. He was replaced by Lieutenant-General (Generalleutnant) Helmuth Reymann.
Awards and decorations
- Iron Cross (1914)
- Knight's Cross of the Royal House Order of Hohenzollern with Swords
- Knight's Cross of the Military Order of Max Joseph (2 September 1918)[1]
- Wound Badge
- in Black
- in Silver
- in Gold (1918)
- Honour Cross of the World War 1914/1918
- Anschluss Medal
- Sudetenland Medal
- Clasp to the Iron Cross (1939)
- Panzer Badge in Silver
- Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves
- Knight's Cross on 25 August 1941 as Oberst and commander of 4. Panzer-Brigade[2]
- 129th Oak Leaves on 27 September 1942 as Generalmajor and commander of 24. Panzer-Division[3]
- Military Merit Order, 4th class with Swords (Bavaria)
Notes
- ↑ Regarding personal names: Ritter was a title before 1919, but now is regarded as part of the surname. It is translated as Knight. Before the August 1919 abolition of nobility as a legal class, titles preceded the full name when given (Graf Helmuth James von Moltke). Since 1919, these titles, along with any nobiliary prefix (von, zu, etc.), can be used, but are regarded as a dependent part of the surname, and thus come after any given names (Helmuth James Graf von Moltke). Titles and all dependent parts of surnames are ignored in alphabetical sorting. There is no equivalent feminine form.
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| Preceded by
General der Kavallerie Kurt Feldt
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Commander of 24. Panzer-Division 15 April 1942 – 12 September 1942 |
Succeeded by Generalleutnant Arno von Lenski |
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Commanders of the Berlin Defense Area Early 1945 to 6 March |
Succeeded by Generalleutnant Helmuth Reymann |
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Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross recipients of the 10th Panzer Division
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| 10. Schützen-Brigade |
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| Panzer-Regiment 7 |
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| Schützen-/Panzergrenadier-Regiment 69 |
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| Schützen-/Panzergrenadier-Regiment 86 | ||
| Artillerie-Regiment 90 | ||
| Kradschützen-Bataillon 10 | ||
| Panzer-Pionier-Bataillon 49 | ||
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1 Knight's Cross with the 10. Schützen-Brigade, Oak Leaves with the Stab. 2 Oak Leaves with the 24th Panzer Division. 3 Oak Leaves with Panzergrenadier-Regiment 5 (12th Panzer Division), Swords and Diamonds with the 7th Panzer Division.
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Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross recipients of the 24th Panzer Division
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| Panzer-Regiment 24 | ||
| Schützen-/Panzergrenadier-Regiment 21 | ||
| Schützen-/Panzergrenadier-Regiment 26 |
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| Grenadier-Regiment 9 subordinated since end of January 1945 |
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| Panzerartillerie-Regiment 89 | ||
| Panzerjäger-Abteilung 40 | ||
| Radfahr-Abteilung 1/Kradschützen-Abteilung 4 |
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| Panzeraufklärungs-Abteilung 24 | ||
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| (Marsch-)Feldersatz-Abteilung 89 | ||
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1 Knight's Cross with Radfahr-Abteilung 1, Oak Leaves with Panzergrenadier-Regiment 26, Swords with the Stab. 2 Knight's Cross with the 4. Panzer-Brigade (10th Panzer Division. 3 Knight's Cross with Reiter-Regiment 22 (258th Infantry Division). 4 Knight's Cross with Grenadier-Regiment 479 (1st Cavalry Division).
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- 1896 births
- 1953 deaths
- People from Würzburg
- Lieutenant generals of the German Army (Wehrmacht)
- German military personnel of World War I
- Military personnel of Bavaria
- People from the Kingdom of Bavaria
- Knights of the House Order of Hohenzollern
- Knights of the Military Order of Max Joseph
- Recipients of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves
- Recipients of the Military Merit Order (Bavaria), 4th class
- Recipients of the clasp to the Iron Cross, 1st class
