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Kraut, Wilhelm

Date of birth:
March 15th, 1879 (Hildesheim, Germany)
Date of death:
March 1st, 1943 (Ossipowo-Selo/Russian SFSR, USSR)
Nationality:
German

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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Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Awarded on:
July 30th, 1940
1939 Spange zum Eisernes Kreuz 2er Klasse 1914
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Awarded on:
October 25th, 1941
Kriegsverdienstkreuz 2.Klasse mit Schwertern
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Awarded on:
October 25th, 1941
Kriegsverdienstkreuz 1.Klasse mit Schwertern
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Awarded on:
June 1942
1939 Spange zum Eisernes Kreuz 1er Klasse 1914
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Awarded on:
August 12th, 1942
Medaille
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Oberst z.V.
Unit:
Sicherungs-Regiment 113, 285. Sicherungs-Division, Heer
Awarded on:
March 28th, 1943
Ehrenblattspange des Heeres und Waffen-SS

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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