Eduard Crasemann

Eduard Crasemann
Born	(1891-03-05)5 March 1891 Hamburg
Died	29 April 1950(1950-04-29) (aged 59) Werl
Allegiance	German Empire (to 1918) Weimar Republic (to 1919) Nazi Germany
Service/branch	Heer
Years of service	1910–1919 1936–1945
Rank	General der Artillerie
Commands held	15. Panzer-Division 26. Panzer-Division XII. SS Armeekorps
Battles/wars	World War I World War II Invasion of Poland Battle of France Western Desert Campaign Siege of Tobruk First Battle of El Alamein Moro River Campaign Battle of Monte Cassino Gothic Line Offensive Ruhr Pocket
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves

Eduard Crasemann (5 March 1891 – 29 April 1950) was a highly decorated General der Artillerie in the Wehrmacht during World War II who commanded several divisions. He was also a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves. The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross and its higher grade Oak Leaves was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership. General der Artillerie Crasemann was captured by British troops in the Ruhr Pocket. In 1947 he was convicted for war crimes by a British court in Padua, on a charge of complicity with the mass execution of 175 Italian civilians in the Fucecchio Marshes near Florence on 23 August 1944. Sentenced to 10 years, he spent the rest of his life in prison.

Awards and decorations

• Iron Cross (1914)
  • 2nd Class (13 September 1914)
  • 1st Class (15 October 1915)
• Cross of Honor
• Clasp to the Iron Cross (1939)
  • 2nd Class (30 September 1939)
  • 1st Class (1 June 1940)
• German Cross in Gold (1 November 1943)
• Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves
  • Knight's Cross on 26 December 1941 as Oberstleutnant and commander of Artillerie-Regiment 33
  • 683rd Oak Leaves on 18 December 1944 as Generalmajor and commander of 26. Panzer-Division
• Mentioned in the Wehrmachtbericht (24 November 1944)
• Armband Afrika

References

Citations

Bibliography

• Fellgiebel, Walther-Peer (2000). Die Träger des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939-1945. Friedburg, Germany: Podzun-Pallas. ISBN 3-7909-0284-5.
• Scherzer, Veit (2007). Ritterkreuzträger 1939–1945 Die Inhaber des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939 von Heer, Luftwaffe, Kriegsmarine, Waffen-SS, Volkssturm sowie mit Deutschland verbündeter Streitkräfte nach den Unterlagen des Bundesarchives (in German). Jena, Germany: Scherzers Miltaer-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-938845-17-2.
• Thomas, Franz (1997). Die Eichenlaubträger 1939–1945 Band 1: A–K (in German). Osnabrück, Germany: Biblio-Verlag. ISBN 3-7648-2299-6.

External links

• World War 2 Awards.com
• Lexikon der Wehrmacht
• specialcamp11
• Eduard Crasemann @ Axis Biographical Research

Military offices
Preceded by Generalmajor Gustav von Vaerst	acting commander of 15. Panzer-Division 26 May 1942 – 15 July 1942	Succeeded by Generalmajor Heinz von Randow
Preceded by Oberst Dr. rer. pol. Dr. jur. Hans Boelsen	Commander of 26. Panzer-Division 6 July 1944 – 18 July 1944	Succeeded by Oberst Carl Stollbrock