Konrad Haase

Konrad Ludwig Benno Haase (29 August 1888 – 25 January 1963) was a German general during World War II. He is primarily known for being in command of the 302nd Infantry Division when it successfully defended against the Dieppe Raid.

Early career Haase joined the Imperial German Army as an artillery officer cadet in 1908, gaining his commission as a second lieutenant a year later. The First World War brought promotion to captain and an Iron Cross 1st Class, but he was not one of the select few officers who were retained in the Weimar Republic’s new army, restricted to 100,000 men under the terms of the Treaty of Versailles. Haase became a police officer in 1919, becoming Dresden’s chief of police five years later.

During the raid The German forces defending against the Dieppe Raid were part of the LXXXI Corps under General der Panzertruppen Adolf Kuntzen, in turn a part of the Fifteenth Army commanded by Generaloberst Curt Haase. The 302nd Infantry Division under Konrad Haase garrisoned Dieppe, 50 miles of coastline on either side of the town, and the area around the port; this was the unit that would defend against the raid. Division commander Konrad Haase was not related to army commander Curt Haase. To differentiate them, the German troops nicknamed Konrad "der kleine Haase" and Curt "der grosse Haase", which translate as "the little Haase" and "the big Haase" respectively. He was taken prisoner at the end of the war and was released in 1947. He died in 1963 in West Germany.