Date of birth:

February 4th, 1895 (Glauchau/Saxony, Germany, Germany)

Date of death:

February 13th, 1943 (Naples, Italy)

Buried on:

German War Cemetery Cassino
Plot: 16. Grave: 1037.

Nationality:

German

Promotions:
?: Major;
?: Oberstleutnant;
?: Oberst.

Career:
?: II. Bataillon, Gebirgsjäger-Regiment 139;
?: Kommandeur, Gebirgsjäger-Regiment 756.

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Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

Rank:

Major

Unit:

Kommandeur, II. Bataillon, Gebirgsjäger-Regiment 139, 3. Gebirgs-Division, Heer

Awarded on:

September 4th, 1940

Awarded for his actions during the fighting for Narvik in 1940. On the 30.05.1940 Polish forces managed to capture Alsla, a key point on the German left wing. However Major Haussels reacted swiftly and was able to recapture the place with his men. In the fighting which followed he held the rocky mountains of Sildvikfell and Alsla against further Polish attacks, distinguishing himself in the process.

• Photo 1: Wilco Vermeer collection
• - FELLGIEBEL, W.P., Elite of theThird Reich, Helion & Company Limited, Solihull, 2003.
  - THOMAS, FRANZ & WEGMANN, GÜNTER, Die Ritterkreuzträger der Deutschen Wehrmacht 1939-1945.
  - Volksbund
  

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