Hasso von Wedel (general)

Hasso von Wedel (11 November 1898 – 10 January 1961) was a German general during World War II. He served as the Chief of the Wehrmacht Propaganda Troops (Chef der Wehrmachtpropaganda) from 1939 to 1945.

Von Wedel joined the army in 1916 and served during World War I. He remained in the Reichswehr during the interwar period.

During World War II, he oversaw the Wehrmacht Propaganda Troops, a department responsible for producing and disseminating propaganda for the German armed forces. This included newsreels, radio broadcasts, and printed materials. He reported directly to the High Command of the Wehrmacht (OKW). His department worked closely with the Reich Ministry of Public Enlightenment and Propaganda under Joseph Goebbels.

After the war, von Wedel was held as a prisoner of war. He was released in 1947. He died in 1961.