Friedrich-Wilhelm Hauck Military person

Friedrich-Wilhelm Hauck (10 January 1897 – 15 April 1979) was a highly decorated General der Artillerie in the Wehrmacht during World War II who commanded several corps. He was also a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross. The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership. Friedrich-Wilhelm Hauck was captured by British troops in May 1945 and was released in 1948

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Birth date	January 10, 1897
Birth place	Silesia , Wrocław
Date of death	April 15, 1979
Place of death	Germany , Überlingen

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allegiance	Nazi Germany German Empire (to 1918) Weimar Republic (to 1933)
award	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross
military operations	Operation Barbarossa Invasion of Poland Gothic Line Italian Campaign (World War II) World War II Battle of France Operation Diadem World War I Battle of the Kerch Peninsula Siege of Sevastopol (1941–42)
military branch	German Army (1935–45)
military command	305. Infanterie-Division LI. Gebirgs-Armeekorps LXIV. Armeekorps
service start	1914
service end	1945