Paul Freiherr von Hauser
Born	24 April 1911 Graz, Austria
Died	1 April 1999(1999-04-01) (aged 87)
Allegiance	First Austrian Republic (to 1938) Nazi Germany
Service/branch	Heer
Years of service	1930–45
Rank	Oberst
Commands	Panzer Lehr Division
Battles/wars	World War II
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves

Paul Freiherr von Hauser (24 April 1911 – 1 April 1999) was an officer in the Wehrmacht during World War II who commanded the Panzer Lehr Division. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves of Nazi Germany. Oberst (colonel) Hauser surrendered the division to the American forces in the Ruhr Pocket on April 15, 1945.

Awards and decorations

Iron Cross (1939) 2nd Class (3 November 1939) & 1st Class (1 August 1940)^[1]
Honour Roll Clasp of the Army (5 October 1942)^[1]
German Cross in Gold on 20 September 1942 as Hauptmann in Kradschützen-Battalion 61^[2]
Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves
- Knight's Cross on 25 January 1943 as Hauptmann and commander of Kradschützen-Battalion 61^[3]
- 635th Oak Leaves on 28 October 1944 as Oberstleutnant and commander of Panzergrenadier-Lehr-Regiment 901^[4]

References

Fellgiebel, Walther-Peer (2000) [1986]. Die Träger des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939–1945 — Die Inhaber der höchsten Auszeichnung des Zweiten Weltkrieges aller Wehrmachtteile [The Bearers of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross 1939–1945 — The Owners of the Highest Award of the Second World War of all Wehrmacht Branches] (in German). Friedberg, Germany: Podzun-Pallas. ISBN 978-3-7909-0284-6.
Patzwall, Klaus D.; Scherzer, Veit (2001). Das Deutsche Kreuz 1941 – 1945 Geschichte und Inhaber Band II [The German Cross 1941 – 1945 History and Recipients Volume 2] (in German). Norderstedt, Germany: Verlag Klaus D. Patzwall. ISBN 978-3-931533-45-8.
Scherzer, Veit (2007). Die Ritterkreuzträger 1939–1945 Die Inhaber des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939 von Heer, Luftwaffe, Kriegsmarine, Waffen-SS, Volkssturm sowie mit Deutschland verbündeter Streitkräfte nach den Unterlagen des Bundesarchives [The Knight's Cross Bearers 1939–1945 The Holders of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross 1939 by Army, Air Force, Navy, Waffen-SS, Volkssturm and Allied Forces with Germany According to the Documents of the Federal Archives] (in German). Jena, Germany: Scherzers Militaer-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-938845-17-2.
Thomas, Franz (1997). Die Eichenlaubträger 1939–1945 Band 1: A–K [The Oak Leaves Bearers 1939–1945 Volume 1: A–K] (in German). Osnabrück, Germany: Biblio-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-7648-2299-6.

Military offices Preceded byOberst Rudolf Gerhardt Commander of Panzer Lehr Division September 1944 Succeeded byGeneralleutnant Fritz Bayerlein Preceded byGeneralmajor Horst Niemack Commander of Panzer Lehr Division 4 April 1945 - 15 April 1945 Succeeded byNone