August Krakau | |
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Born | 12 September 1894 |
Died | 7 January 1975(1975-01-07) (aged 80) |
Allegiance | Nazi Germany |
Service | Army |
Rank | Generalleutnant |
Commands | 7th Mountain Division |
Battles / wars | World War II |
Awards | Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross |
August Krakau (September 12, 1894 – January 7, 1975) was a German general in the Wehrmacht during World War II who commanded the 7th Mountain Division. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross of Nazi Germany.
Awards and decorations
- Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 21 June 1941 as Oberst and commander of Gebirgsjäger-Regiment 85
References
Citations
- Fellgiebel 2000, p. 223.
Bibliography
- Fellgiebel, Walther-Peer (2000) . Die Träger des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939–1945 — Die Inhaber der höchsten Auszeichnung des Zweiten Weltkrieges aller Wehrmachtteile [The Bearers of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross 1939–1945 — The Owners of the Highest Award of the Second World War of all Wehrmacht Branches] (in German). Friedberg, Germany: Podzun-Pallas. ISBN 978-3-7909-0284-6.
Military offices | ||
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Preceded byGeneral der Artillerie Robert Martinek | Commander of 7 Gebirgs Division 1 May 1942 - 22 July 1942 |
Succeeded byGeneral der Artillerie Robert Martinek |
Preceded byGeneral der Artillerie Robert Martinek | Commander of 7 Gebirgs Division 10 September 1942 - 8 May 1945 |
Succeeded byNone |
Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross recipients of the 5th Mountain Division | |
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Staff |
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Units | |
Oak Leaves with the 101st Jäger Division |
- 1894 births
- 1976 deaths
- People from Pirmasens
- Lieutenant generals of the German Army (Wehrmacht)
- German Army personnel of World War I
- Recipients of the clasp to the Iron Cross, 1st class
- Recipients of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross
- Recipients of the Order of the Cross of Liberty, 1st Class
- Recipients of the Military Merit Cross (Bavaria)
- German prisoners of war in World War II held by the United Kingdom
- Battle of Crete
- Military personnel from Rhineland-Palatinate
- German Army generals of World War II
- Gebirgsjäger of World War II