Kraut, Wilhelm
- Date of birth:
- March 15th, 1879 (Hildesheim, Germany)
- Date of death:
- March 1st, 1943 (Ossipowo-Selo/Russian SFSR, USSR)
- Nationality:
- German (1933-1945, Third Reich)
Biography
Promotions:
October 8th, 1898: Fähnrich;
August 18th, 1899: Leutnant;
September 17th, 1909: Oberleutnant;
October 1st, 1913: Hauptmann;
July 1st, 1921: Major;
March 31, 1926: Oberstleutnant;
August 1st, 1940: Oberstleutnant z.V.;
April 1st, 1942: Oberst z.V.;
March 1st, 1943: Generalmajor z.V. (n).
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Eisernes Kreuz 2.Klasse (1914)
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
Ehrenkreuz für Frontkämpfer
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Awarded on:
- July 30th, 1940
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Awarded on:
- October 25th, 1941
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Awarded on:
- October 25th, 1941
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Awarded on:
- June 1942
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Awarded on:
- August 12th, 1942
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Oberst z.V.
- Unit:
- Sicherungs-Regiment 113, 285. Sicherungs-Division, Heer
- Awarded on:
- March 28th, 1943
Sources
- - Scheibert, Horst. Die Träger der Ehrenblattspange des Heeres und der Waffen-SS/ Die Träger der Ehrentaffelspange der Kriegsmarine/ Die Inhaber des Ehrenpokals für Besondere Leistung im Lukftkrieg. Friedberg, Ger.: Podzun-Pallas Verlag, 1986, ISBN 3-7909-0283-7
- Axis History Forum via Awardholders / unit
- Generale des Heeres 1939-1945
- BAMA (PERS 6 - Heer)
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