What is Paul Hausser?
{{Infobox military person |name=Paul Hausser |birth_date={{birth date|1880|10|7|df=y}} |death_date={{death date and age|1972|12|21|1880|10|7|df=y}} |image=Paul Hausser.jpg |caption=Hausser during World War II in 1942 or 1943 |birth_place=[[Brandenburg an der Havel]], [[German Empire]] |death_place=[[Ludwigsburg]], [[West Germany]] |placeofburial=[[Munich Waldfriedhof]] |nickname=<!--- ''Papa'' ---> |allegiance={{flag|German Empire}}(1892-1918){{flag|Weimar Republic}} (1921-1932) {{flag|Nazi Germany}}(1934-1945) |branch=[[Prussian Army]](1892-1918)'[[Reichsheer]]''/(1921-1932)>[[File:Flag Schutzstaffel.svg|23px]] ''[[Waffen-SS]]''(1934-1945) |serviceyears=1892–1932<br />1934–1945 |servicenumber=[[NSDAP]] #4,138,779{{sfn|Miller|2015|p=34}}<br/>[[SS]] #239,795{{sfn|Miller|2015|p=34}} |commands=[[SS Division Das Reich]]<br />[[II SS Panzer Corps]]<br />[[7th Army (Wehrmacht)|Seventh Army]] |unit= |battles= [[World War I]]<br />[[World War II]] *[[Invasion of Poland]] *[[Battle of France]] *[[Balkans Campaign (World War II)|Balkans Campaign]] *[[Invasion of Yugoslavia]] *[[Battle of Kursk]] *[[Operation Overlord]] *[[Falaise Pocket]] |awards=[[Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves and Swords]] |laterwork= Founder of [[HIAG]], Waffen-SS lobby group |rank = [[SS-Oberst-Gruppenführer]] }} '''Paul Hausser''' ([[German language|German]] ; Paul Hausser ; 7 October 1880 – 21 December 1972) was a high-ranking [[SS]] commander of [[Nazi Germany]]. He played an important role in the post-war efforts by former members of the [[Waffen-SS]] to [[HIAG#Effectiveness|create historical and legal rehabilitation]]. Paul Hausser joined the [[Prussian Army]] in 1892 and during [[WW1]] from 1914-1918 working for [[Kaiser Wilhelm II]] (Emperor : 1888-1918) and later [[Friedrich Ebert]] (President : 1919-1925) and later [[Paul von Hindenburg]] ([[President of Germany|President]] : 1925-1934) and [[Adolf Hitler]] ([[Fuhrer]] : 1933-1945) during [[WW2]] . During [[World War II]], he rose to the level of army group commander. He le