__NOTOC__ Ernst Haccius (11 December 1893 – 11 February 1943) was a German officer in the

Wehrmacht The ''Wehrmacht'' (, ) were the unified armed forces of Nazi Germany from 1935 to 1945. It consisted of the ''Heer'' (army), the ''Kriegsmarine'' (navy) and the ''Luftwaffe'' (air force). The designation "''Wehrmacht''" replaced the previous ...

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during

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who commanded the 46th Infantry Division. He was a recipient of the

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. Haccius was killed 11 February 1943 north of Krasnodar /Caucasus; he was posthumously promoted to the rank of

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and awarded the Knight's Cross.

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on 2 April 1943 as ''

'' and commander of 46. Infanterie-Division Fellgiebel 2000, p. 173.

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