Günther Krappe

Günther Krappe
Hermann Meyer-Rabingen (right) inspecting the Indian Legion with Generalfeldmarschall Erwin Rommel (center) and Generalleutnant Günther Krappe (left).
Born	(1893-04-13)13 April 1893 Schilde, district Dramburg
Died	31 December 1981(1981-12-31) (aged 88) Altena
Allegiance	German Empire (to 1918) Weimar Republic (to 1933) Nazi Germany
Service / branch	Army
Years of service	1912–45
Rank	Generalleutnant
Commands	61. Infanterie-Division Generalkommando X. SS-Armeekorps
Battles / wars	World War I World War II
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Günther Krappe (13 April 1893 – 31 December 1981) was a German officer in the Second World War. He commanded the 61st Infantry Division.

Promotions

• Leutnant (22 March 1914)
• Oberleutnant (20 May 1917)
• Hauptmann (1 February 1925)
• Major (1 April 1934)
• Oberstleutnant (1 August 1936)
• Oberst (1 April 1939)
• Generalmajor (1 November 1942)
• Generalleutnant (1 October 1943)

Career

Entered Army Service (25 September 1912)
Fahnenjunker in the 34th Fusilier-Regiment (25 September 1912 – 1914)
Platoon & Company Leader (1914–1918)
Transferred into the 4th Reichswehr-Infantry-Regiment (1 October 1919 – 1922)
Adjutant of II. Battalion of the 4th Infantry-Regiment (1922–1 June 1926)
Company-Chief in the 4th Infantry-Regiment (1 June 1926 – 1 October 1930)
Chief Intelligence Officer (Ic) in the Staff of the 2nd Division (1 October 1930–1 October 1935)
Commander of II. Battalion of the 59th Infantry-Regiment (1 October 1935–1 October 1937)
Commander of III. Battalion of the 73rd Infantry-Regiment (1 October 1937–1 July 1939)
Commander of the 1st Supplemental-Regiment, Danzig (1 July 1939 – 1 October 1939)
Military-Attaché in Budapest (1 October 1939 – 30 April 1941)
Military-Attaché in Madrid (1 October 1941 – 1 December 1942)
Führer-Reserve OKH (1 December 1942 – 18 January 1943)
Division-Leader-Course, Panzer Troop School Wünsdorf (18 January 1943 – 12 February 1943)
Delegated with the Leadership of the 61st Infantry Division (12 February 1943 – 1 May 1943)
Commander of the 61st Infantry-Division (1 May 1943 – 11 December 1944)
Führer-Reserve OKH (15 December 1944 – 10 February 1945)
Course for Commanding Generals (4 November 1944 – 31 January 1945)
Delegated with the Leadership of X. Waffen SS-Corps der SS (10 February 1945 – 6 March 1945)
In Soviet captivity (6 March 1945 – 1 March 1949)
Released (1 March 1949)

Awards and decorations

• 1914 Iron Cross, 1st and 2nd class
• War Merit Cross, 2nd Class (Brunswick)
• Honour Cross of the World War 1914/1918
• Wehrmacht Long Service Award, 4th to 1st class
• 1939 Clasp to the Iron Cross, 1st and 2nd class
• Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 11 April 1944 Generalleutnant and commander of the 61st Infantry Division.

References

Bibliography

• Fellgiebel, Walther-Peer (2000) [1986]. 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.
• Scherzer, Veit (2007). Die 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 [The Knight's Cross Bearers 1939–1945 The Holders of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross 1939 by Army, Air Force, Navy, Waffen-SS, Volkssturm and Allied Forces with Germany According to the Documents of the Federal Archives] (in German). Jena, Germany: Scherzers Militaer-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-938845-17-2.

External links

• Günther Krappe at feldgrau.com
• pl:Łobez#Historia Günther Krappe - Er kämpfte in der Nähe Łobez