Ernst Häußler
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Ernst Häußler
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| Born | 31 March 1914 Württemberg |
| Died | Script error: The function "death_date_and_age" does not exist. Öhringen |
| Allegiance |  Nazi Germany |
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 Waffen SS |
| Years of service | 1933–45 |
| Rank | Standartenführer |
| Unit | 3rd SS Panzer Division Totenkopf 17th SS Panzergrenadier Division Götz von Berlichingen |
| Battles/wars | World War II |
| Awards | Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross German Cross in Gold Iron Cross 1st Class Iron Cross 2nd Class Infantry Assault Badge in Bronze Wound Badge in Silver Eastern Front Medal 1941/42 |
Ernst Häußler[Note 1] (31 March 1914 – 14 July 1979) was a Standartenführer (Colonel), in the Waffen SS during World War II. He was awarded the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross to recognize extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership by Nazi Germany during World War II.
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Early life
Häußler was born on 31 March 1914 at Württemberg. He volunteered to join the SS in May 1933 and given the service number 217,862. His NSDAP party number was 1,150,866. After enlistment, he was assigned to the SS Standarte Deutschland. He was promoted to Unterscharführer in April 1935, and the following year was selected to be an officer and posted to the SS-Junkerschule at Braunschweig.[1] After graduation he was posted back to the SS-VT in Oberbayern and served at Dachau concentration camp between 1936 and 1939.
World War II
In 1940, Häußler was posted to the newly formed SS Totenkopf Division as the commander of its 5th company. He was awarded the Iron Cross (2nd class) in June 1940 and the Wound Badge in Black for his first wound of the war. He participated in the invasion of the Soviet Union (Operation Barbarossa) and was awarded the Iron Cross (1st class) in July 1941. He was later awarded the Eastern Front Medal. In April 1943 he was awarded the German Cross in Gold and was then promoted to Sturmbannführer (Major) in June 1943. This was followed by the award of the Knight's Cross in August 1943.[1]
Häußler went on to command the 1st SS Totenkopf Reserve Battalion before a posting as a battalion commander in the 17th SS Panzergrenadier Division Götz von Berlichingen ( The name referred to the 15th century German knight who had, after losing his right hand in battle, wore an iron prosthetic hand. In keeping with this, the division's emblem was a clenched iron fist). He later returned to the SS Totenkopf, as the commander of 5th SS Panzer Grenadier Regiment Totenkopf.[1][2]
Later life
Häußler survived the war and died of heart failure on 14 July 1979 at Öhringen.[1]
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Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross recipients of the 3rd SS Panzer Division Totenkopf
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| SS-Panzer-Regiment 3 "Totenkopf" |
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| SS-Panzergrenadier-Regiment 5 "Totenkopf" |
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| SS-Panzergrenadier-Regiment 1 "Totenkopf" | ||
| SS-Totenkopf-Infanterie-Regiment 1 |
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| SS-Panzergrenadier-Regiment 6 "Theodor Eicke" |
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| SS-Totenkopf-Infanterie-Regiment 3 |
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| SS-(Panzer-)Artillerie-Regiment 3 |
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| SS-Panzerjäger-Abteilung 3 |
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| SS-Sturmgeschütz-Abteilung(-Batterie) 3 | ||
| SS-Aufklärungs-Abteilung "Totenkopf" | ||
| SS-Kradschützen-Bataillon "Totenkopf" later SS-Krad-Schützen-Regiment "Thule" |
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| SS-(Panzer-)Aufklärungs-Abteilung 3 | ||
| SS-Pionier-Bataillon 3 |
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| SS-Flak-Abteilung 3 | ||
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1Knight's Cross with SS-Panzergrenadier-Regiment 6 "Theodor Eicke", Oak Leaves with the Stab. 2Knight's Cross with SS-Artillerie-Regiment 3, Oak Leaves and Swords with the Stab. 3 Knight's Cross with the SS-Sturmgeschütz-Batterie, Oak Leaves with the SS-Panzer-Regiment 3 "Totenkopf". 4Knight's Cross with SS-Totenkopf-Infanterie-Regiment 3, Oak Leaves with SS-Panzergrenadier-Regiment 5 "Totenkopf" and Swords with the 2nd SS Panzer Division Das Reich. 5Oak Leaves with the 16th SS Panzergrenadier Division Reichsführer-SS. 6Knight's Cross with SS-Pionier-Bataillon 3, Oak Leaves with SS-Panzergrenadier-Regiment 6 "Theodor Eicke". 7Knight's Cross with the SS-Panzerjäger-Abteilung "Totenkopf", Oak Leaves with the SS-Krad-Schützen-Regiment "Thule" and Swords with the 18th SS Volunteer Panzergrenadier Division Horst Wessel.
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