General Paul Hausser

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General Paul Hausser was a high-ranking German Waffen-SS commander during World War II, known for leading SS panzer formations on the Eastern and Western Fronts.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf German general
Waffen-SS officer
human
afterTheWar involved in HIAG veterans' organization
awardReceived Clasp to the Iron Cross (1939)
surface form: Clasp to the Iron Cross (1939) 1st Class

Clasp to the Iron Cross (1939)
surface form: Clasp to the Iron Cross (1939) 2nd Class

Iron Cross 1st Class
surface form: Iron Cross (1914) 1st Class

Iron Cross 2nd Class
surface form: Iron Cross (1914) 2nd Class

Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross
Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross
surface form: Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves and Swords
conflict World War I
World War II
countryOfCitizenship German Empire
Germany
dateOfBirth 1880-10-07
dateOfDeath 1972-12-21
employer German Army
Waffen-SS
familyName Hausser
givenName Paul
ideology Nazism
languageOfWorkOrName German
memberOf Nazi Party
Schutzstaffel (SS)
surface form: Schutzstaffel
militaryBranch Imperial German Army
Reichswehr
Waffen-SS
militaryRank Generaloberst der Waffen-SS
nativeLanguage German
notableFor commanding Waffen-SS panzer formations
leadership in II SS Panzer Corps at the Battle of Kursk
role in Normandy campaign
notableWork Soldaten wie andere auch
participantIn Eastern Front
surface form: Eastern Front of World War II

Western Front
surface form: Western Front of World War II
placeOfBirth Alsace
German Empire
Strasbourg
placeOfDeath Baden-Württemberg
Ludwigsburg
West Germany
positionHeld commander of 7th SS Volunteer Mountain Division Prinz Eugen
commander of Army Group Oberrhein
commander of II SS Panzer Corps
commander of SS Panzer Army
religion Protestant Christianity
surface form: Protestantism
sexOrGender male

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Operation Lüttich commandedBy General Paul Hausser