1. Curt Haase was a German general in during World War II.
11 Facts About Curt Haase
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Curt Haase commanded the III Corps during the Invasion of Poland and France.
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Curt Haase later commanded the 15th Army in German-occupied France from January 1941 to November 1942.
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In 1901 Haase joined the 4th Wurttemberg Field Artillery Regiment No 65 of the Wurttemberg Army in Ludwigsburg and was promoted to the rank of leutnant in 1902.
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From 1911 to 1914 Curt Haase commanded a training regiment in the Prussian Staff College.
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At the outbreak of the First World War Curt Haase commanded a company.
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Curt Haase was promoted to captain in 1914 and served in various staff positions for the rest of the war.
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Curt Haase became commander of III Corps on 16 November 1938.
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On 15 May 1940 Curt Haase's corps broke through the French defensive positions at Charleville-Mezieres, for which he received the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 8 June 1940.
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Curt Haase was promoted to Generaloberst on 19 July 1940 and in mid-November 1940, he was relieved of his command and reassigned to the Fuhrer-Reserve.
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Curt Haase was transferred again to the Fuhrer-Reserve for the remainder of his career and died on 9 February 1943 at the age of 61 of heart disease.