Date of birth:

November 13th, 1890 (Gösting/Lower Austria, Oostenrijk)

Date of death:

May 2nd, 1945 (Viadana del Calvisaao, Italy)

Nationality:

Austrian

Shot in imprisonment by American soldiers at Viadana del Calvisaao near Brescia, Italy.

Promotions:
1912: Fahnenjunker;
May 1915: Leutnant;
1918: Oberleutnant;
1923: Hauptmann;
1930: Major;
March 13th, 1938: Oberstleutnant;
April 1st, pril 1942: Oberst;
April 1st, 1945: Generalmajor.

Career:
October 10th, 1912: Landwehr-Infanterie-Regiment 24;
1937: Generalstab Österreichisches Heer;
1938: Kommandeur Panzerabwehr-Abteilung 49;
November 1939: Kommandeur Panzerabwehr-Abteilung 240;
1940: Kommandeur Panzerjäger-Abteilung 240;
?: Führer Infanterie-Regiment 105;
September 16th, 1942: Führer Infanterie-Regiment 266;
?: Kommandeur Grenadier-Regiment 266;
May 1943: Kommandeur Grenadier-Regiment 146;
October 1944: 15. Divisionsführer Lehrgang, Hirschberg;
January 1945: Führer 114. Jäger-Division;
April 15th, 1945 - April 23rd, 1945: Kommandeur 114. Jäger-Division.

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Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

Awarded on:

July 4th, 1941

Had already received the Iron Cross 2nd Class on 8th September 1917.

Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

Awarded on:

August 5th, 1941

Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

Rank:

Oberstleutnant (Lieutenant-colonel)

Unit:

Kommandeur, Panzerjäger-Abteilung 240, 170. Infanterie-Division, Heer

Awarded on:

January 30th, 1942

On the 22.01.1942 Oberstleutnant Strahammer was in command of a Kampfgruppe (consisting of his Panzerjäger-Abteilung and two companies of the Infanterie-Regiment 391) opposite the Soviet beachhead at Sudak, on the south coast of the Crimea. Despite superior opposing forces, he took the independent decision to go beyond his orders and capture the Nem Kolenya from the Soviets. By this action the final hostile resistance in this area was irreversibly crushed. Strahammer was recognized for this accomplishment with the Knight's Cross.

Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

Rank:

Oberst (Colonel)

Unit:

Kommandeur, Grenadier-Regiment 266, 72. Infanterie-Division, Heer

Awarded on:

March 11th, 1943

Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

Rank:

Oberst (Colonel)

Unit:

Kommandeur, Grenadier-Regiment 146, 65. Infanterie-Division, Heeer

Awarded on:

August 11th, 1944

On the 02.06.1944 the 65. Infanterie-Division was mentioned in the Wehrmachtbericht for its defensive successes west of the Alban hills. Before Campoleone and on the gravel road 168 US tanks were claimed as destroyed. For his major role in these achievements, Strahammer was awarded the Oakleaves to his Knight's Cross.

545th Award.

Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

• Photo 1: Norbert Beyerlein
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