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Krause, Johannes

Date of birth:
April 6th, 1893 (Adelsbach/Silesia, Germany)
Date of death:
February 15th, 1978 (Krefeld/North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany)
Nationality:
German

Biography

Promotions:
November 20th, 1913: Fähnrich;
June 19th, 1914: Leutnant;
October 18th, 1917: Oberleutnant;
September 1st, 1925: Hauptmann;
June 1st, 1934: Major;
October 1st, 1936: Oberstleutnant;
August 1st, 1939: Oberst (6);
February 1st, 1943: Generalmajor (15).

Career:
September 1st, 1939: Kdr.d.Lehrst. C Art.Schule;
November 11th, 1939: mdFb Art.Rgt. 29;
March 27th, 1940: Kdr. Art.Rgt. 29;
March 5th, 1941: Art.Kdr. 149;
August 6th, 1941: Führer-Reserve OKH;
January 1st, 1942: Art.Kdr. 142;
June 4th, 1942: Höh.Küst.Art.Kdr. Griechenland;
April 29th, 1943: Höh.Art.Kdr. 314;
March 20th, 1944: Kdt.z.Stab Art.Div. 312 zbV;
April 1st, 1944: Kdr. Art.Div. 312 zbV;
May 5th, 1944: Führer-Reserve OKH;
September 25th, 1944: Kdt.d.W.Kdtr.Breslau;
October 1st, 1944: glz.z.Fest.Kdt.v.Breslau;
February 2nd, 1945: Führer-Reserve OKH;
April 16th, 1945: Beauftr.d.Chefs OKW f.d.Aussenst.A d.Okdo.

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Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Generalmajor (Brigadier)
Unit:
Höherer Artillerie-Kommandeur 314, Heer
Awarded on:
July 12th, 1944
Deutsches Kreuz in Silber
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Awarded on:
June 22nd, 1940
Eisernes Kreuz 1. Klasse
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Awarded on:
May 31st, 1940
Eisernes Kreuz 2. Klasse

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