Krause, Fritz

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Date of birth:: December 18th, 1897 (Küstrin, Germany)
Date of death:: January 25th, 1943 (Stalingrad, USSR)
Nationality:: German (1933-1945, Third Reich)

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Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes

Period:: Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:: Oberst (Group Captain)
Unit:: Kommandeur Flak-Regiment 91
Awarded on:: March 24th, 1943

During the fighting around Stalingrad, Krause and his Regiment played an essential role in crushing 3 Soviet tank brigades in the sector of the Korps in the space of just a few days. For this achievement Krause would be decorated with the Knight’s Cross.

Awarded posthumously.

Sources

- THOMAS, FRANZ & WEGMANN, GÜNTER, Die Ritterkreuzträger der Deutschen Wehrmacht 1939-1945, Biblio-Verlag, 1991.

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