Ernst Haeckel (general) explained
Ernst Haeckel, a.k.a. Häckel (5 April 1890 in Gemünden am Main – 26 September 1967) was a German general who was awarded the Knights Cross of the Iron Cross.[1]
After the end of the war he contributed to military studies of the war for the American military, which are available at NARA:
- The Campaign in the Rhineland 15.9 - beginning Dec 44.
- 16th Infantry Division (June – September 13, 1944).
Sources
- Book: 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 . de . Jena, Germany . Scherzers Miltaer-Verlag . 978-3-938845-17-2.
Notes and References
- Scherzer 2007, p. 22.
