Generalmajor Alfred Gause (Chef des Generalstabes Heeresgruppe "Afrika") in a picture taken in North Africa, late February 1943. Gause (1896 - 1967) German general, chief of staff to General Erwin Rommel in North Africa to whom he soon became invaluable. Gause rejoined Rommel in his postings in Italy and Northern France. In September 1944 he became Chief of Staff of the 6. Panzerarmee, which he held through the end of November. In April he was assigned to Generalkommando II. Armeekorps in Kurland. Captured by Soviet troops in the Courland Pocket in 1945 and was a prisoner of the Soviets until his release in 1955. He received the Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes on 13 December 1941 as Generalmajor and Chef des Generalstabes Panzergruppe Afrika.
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