Date of birth:

March 5th, 1891 (Hamburg/Hamburg, Germany)

Date of death:

April 29th, 1950 (Werl/North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany)

Nationality:

German

General der Artillerie Peter Eduard Crasemann
Promotions:
February 11th, 1910: Fahnenjunker;
October 18th, 1910: Fähnrich;
August 18th, 1911: Leutnant (entering August 20th, 1909);
August 18th, 1915: Oberleutnant;
August 18th, 1918: Hauptmann;
November 1st, 1936: Hauptmann (Ergänzung, entering December 1st, 1933);
June 1st, 1938: Major (entering March 1st, 1937);
August 1st, 1940: Oberstleutnant;
February 1st, 1942: Oberst;
October 1st, 1944: Generalmajor;
February 27th, 1945: Generalleutnant (entering December 1st, 1944);
April 20th, 1945: General der Artillerie.

Career:
February 11th, 1910: Niedersächsisches Feldartillerie-Regiment Nr. 46, Königlich Preußische Armee;
?: Batterieoffizier Niedersächsisches Feldartillerie-Regiment Nr. 46;
?: Batterieführer Niedersächsisches Feldartillerie-Regiment Nr. 46;
February 1915: Adjutant Niedersächsisches Feldartillerie-Regiment Nr. 46;
1917: Generalstab;
April 30th, 1919: Resignation;
August 1st, 1936: Ergänzungsoffizier Heer;
?: Offizier zur besonderen Verwendung, Oberkommando des Heeres (OKH);
?: Generalstab des Heeres;
October 12th, 1937: 10. Abteilung Generalstab des Heeres;
1938: II. / Artillerie-Regiment (motorisiert) 20, Hamburg;
April 1st, 1939 - February 1st, 1940: Chef 5. Batterie / Artillerie-Regiment 73;
February 1st, 1940 - May 10th, 1941: Kommandeur II. / Artillerie-Regiment 73 (motorisiert);
May 10th, 1941 - May 26th, 1942: Kommandeur Artillerie-Regiment 33 (motorisiert);
May 26th, 1942 - July 15th, 1942: m.F.b. 15. Panzer-Division;
July 15th, 1942: Kommandeur Artillerie-Regiment 33 (motorisiert);
January 1943: Führerreserve (ziekte);
?: Kommandeur Artillerie-Regiment 116;
September 1st, 1943: Artillerie-Kommandeur (Arko 143) / Generalkommando XXIV. Panzerkorps;
1944: Führerreserve;
May 1944: Divisionsführerlehrgang;
July 6th, 1944: m.F.b. 26. Panzer-Division;
October 1st, 1944: Kommandeur 26. Panzer-Division;
January 29th, 1945 - April 16th, 1945: m.F.b. XII. SS-Armeekorps;
April 16th, 1945: Brits Krijgsgevangenschap;
1947: Centenced to 10 yars imprisonment;
April 29th, 1950: Died in imprisonment.

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Period:

First World War (1914-1918)

Awarded on:

September 13th, 1914

Period:

First World War (1914-1918)

Period:

First World War (1914-1918)

Awarded on:

October 15th, 1915

Period:

First World War (1914-1918)

Period:

First World War (1914-1918)

Awarded on:

1918

Period:

First World War (1914-1918)

Awarded on:

1934

Awarded on:

1936

Awarded on:

1936

Awarded on:

1936

Awarded on:

1936

Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

Rank:

Major

Unit:

Chef, 5. Batterie, Artillerie-Regiment 73

Awarded on:

September 30th, 1939

Had already received the Iron Cross 2nd Class on September 13th 1914.

Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

Rank:

Major

Unit:

Kommandeur, II. Abteilung, Artillerie-Regiment 73 (motorisiert)

Awarded on:

June 1st, 1940

Had already received the Iron Cross 1st Class on October 15th 1915.

Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

Rank:

Oberstleutnant (Lieutenant-colonel)

Unit:

Kommandeur, Artillerie-Regiment 33 (motorisiert), Deutsches Afrika-Korps, Panzergruppe Afrika

Awarded on:

December 26th, 1941

The following newspaper article describes why Crasemann received the Knight’s Cross…

“During the Western campaign Oberstleutnant Crasemann and his Artillerie-Abteilung broke through the Maginot Line in a nocturnal battle, and along with his men he went on to capture 48 enemy tanks at Avennes. He was duly awarded the Iron Cross First and Second Class. In the more recent fighting in Africa he and his artillerymen defeated numerous armoured attacks in the foremost line, destroying 60 tanks via direct fire in this capacity. In this time he did not relinquish his command duties despite being wounded for the fourth time in the war.”

765th Award.

Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

Rank:

Oberst (Colonel)

Unit:

Kdr, Panzer-Artillerie-Regiment 116, 5. Panzer-Division

Awarded on:

November 1st, 1943

Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

Awarded on:

November 24th, 1944

Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

Rank:

Generalmajor (Brigadier)

Unit:

Kommandeur, 26. Panzer-Division, LXXVI. Panzer-Korps, 10. Armee, Heeresgruppe C

Awarded on:

December 18th, 1944

Awarded for his achievements in Italy. According to the Wehrmachtbericht of the 25.11.1944 his 26. Panzer-Division fended off all enemy breakthrough attempts while fighting on the eastern edge of the Etruscan Apennines. By doing so it the allied attempts to enter the Romagna and Faenza valleys were stymied.

683rd Award

Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

Awarded on:

1943

• Photo 1: Wilco Vermeer
• Photo: Wilco Vermeer collection, the Netherlands
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