Hans Dauser
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Hans Dauser
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| Born | 31 July 1908 Munich, Germany |
| Died | Error: Need valid death date (first date): year, month, day Munich, Germany |
| Allegiance |  Nazi Germany |
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 Waffen SS |
| Years of service | 1933–45 |
| Rank | Untersturmführer |
| Unit | 1st SS Division Leibstandarte SS Adolf Hitler |
| Battles/wars | World War II |
| Awards | Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross Iron Cross 1st Class Iron Cross 2nd Class |
Hans Dauser (31 July 1908 – 20 November 2001) was a Untersturmführer (Second Lieutenant) in the Waffen SS during World War II who was awarded the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross, which was awarded to recognize extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership by Nazi Germany during World War II.
Early life
Dauser was born in Munich on 31 July 1908, the son of the future Staatssekretär of the German Democratic Republic, Hans Dauser, senior. After graduating from the State High School he studied to be an architect. He joined the NSDAP in 1930 and the Allgemeine SS in 1933.
World War II
Dauser was assigned to the Leibstandarte SS Adolf Hitler serving as a Zugführer (platoon leader) in the II/Battalion, SS Panzer Regiment 1 LSSAH.[1] He awarded the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross while still an Oberscharführer (Staff Sergeant). He was later promoted to Untersturmführer (Second Lieutenant). He survived the war and died in Munich in 2001.
Awards
- Iron Cross
- 2nd Class (5 December 1943)
- 1st Class (30 January 1944)
- Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 4 June 1944 as SS-Oberscharführer and Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 2./SS-Panzer-Regiment 1 "Leibstandarte SS Adolf Hitler"
See also
- Waffen SS
- 1st SS Division Leibstandarte SS Adolf Hitler
- List of Knight's Cross holders 1st SS Division Leibstandarte SS Adolf Hitler
References
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1Diamonds with the I SS Panzer Corps. 2Oak Leaves with the 2nd SS Panzer Division Das Reich. 3Knight's Cross with SS-Panzergrenadier-Regiment 2, Oak Leaves and Swords with SS-Panzer-Regiment 1. 4Swords with 101st SS Heavy Panzer Battalion. 5Oak Leaves with SS-Panzer-Regiment 12 "Hitlerjugend" (12th SS Panzer Division Hitlerjugend). 6Knight's with SS-Infanterie-Regiment "Deutschland" (2nd SS Panzer Division Das Reich). 7Oak Leaves with SS-Panzer-Aufklärungs-Abteilung 12 "Hitlerjugend" (12th SS Panzer Division Hitlerjugend). 8Swords with the 12th SS Panzer Division Hitlerjugend.
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- ↑ Elite of the Third Reich By Walther-Peer Fellgiebel p.134
