Karl-Günther von Hase

Karl-Günther von Hase (born 15 December 1917) is a former German diplomat and Secretary of State. He also served as Director General (Intendant) of the ZDF, the German public-service television broadcaster. Hase served as spokesman of the Press and Information Office of the Federal Government and as ambassador in London.

Karl-Günther von Hase
German Ambassador to the United Kingdom
In office 1970–1977
Preceded by	Herbert Blankenhorn
Succeeded by	Hans Hellmuth Ruete
Personal details
Born	15 December 1917 Near Breslau, Kingdom of Prussia, German Empire
Nationality	German
Political party	CDU
Relations	Paul von Hase (uncle) Dietrich Bonhoeffer (cousin)
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Hase was born in Gut Wangern, district of Breslau in the Province of Silesia. Today it is Wrocław in Poland. He married Renate Stumpff, the daughter of Generaloberst Hans-Jürgen Stumpff, on 13 February 1945. The marriage produced five daughters. He turned 100 in December 2017.[1]

Awards

• Iron Cross (1939) 2nd Class (28 May 1940) 1st Class (26 June 1940)[2]
• German Cross in Gold on 21 February 1943 as Hauptmann in the 3./Panzer-Artillerie-Regiment 92[2]
• Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 12 February 1945 as Major im Generalstab (in the General Staff) and Ia (operations officer)/commander of the fortress Schneidemühl.[3]
• Austrian Grand Decoration of Honour in Gold with Star (1964)[4]

References

Citations

1. "Ehemaliger ZDF-Intendant Karl-Günther von Hase wird 100", ZDF, 15 December 2017 (in German)
2. Federl 2000, p. 116.
3. Scherzer 2007, p. 369.
4. "GZ:BKA-353.110/0073-I/4/2012" (PDF). www.parlament.gv.at (in German). p. 167. Retrieved 26 January 2014.

Bibliography

• Federl, Christian (2000). Die Ritterkreuzträger der Deutschen Panzerdivisionen 1939–1945 Die Panzertruppe [The Knight's Cross Bearers of the German Panzer Divisions 1939–1945 The Panzer Force] (in German). Zweibrücken, Germany: VDM Heinz Nickel. ISBN 978-3-925480-43-0.
• 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.

External links

• Media related to Karl-Günther von Hase at Wikimedia Commons