Hugo Kraas
Hugo Kraas | |
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Born | 25 January 1911 Witten, German Empire |
Died | 20 February 1980 Selk, West Germany | (aged 69)
Allegiance | Nazi Germany |
Service | Waffen-SS |
Years of service | 1935–1945 |
Rank | SS-Brigadeführer |
Service number | NSDAP #2,204,561 SS #289,633 |
Commands | SS Division Hitlerjugend |
Awards | Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves |
Relations | Boris Kraas |
Hugo Kraas (25 January 1911 – 20 February 1980) was a German member in Waffen-SS who served with the Leibstandarte SS Adolf Hitler and was the last commander of the SS Division Hitlerjugend. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves.
Born in 1911, Kraas became a member of the Nazi Party and the Sturmabteilung (SA) in 1934; in 1938 he was posted to the Leibstandarte SS Adolf Hitler (LSSAH). With the LSSAH, Kraas took part in the invasion of Poland where he was awarded the Iron Cross second class. He was awarded the Iron Cross first class following the Battle of the Netherlands.[1] He took part in the Balkan Campaign and Operation Barbarossa, the invasion of the Soviet Union. In December 1941, Kraas received the German Cross in Gold for actions during the Battle of Rostov. In 1943, he took part in the Third Battle of Kharkov. For his role in this operation he was awarded the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross in March 1943. He received the Oak Leaves to the Knight's Cross in January 1944.[2] Kraas died in 1980.
Awards
- Iron Cross (1939)
- German Cross in Gold on 26 December 1941 as SS-Hauptsturmführer in the Aufklärungs-Abteilung "Leibstandarte SS Adolf Hitler"[3]
- Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves
- Knight's Cross on 28 March 1943 as SS-Sturmbannführer and commander of the I./2. SS-Panzergrenadier-Regiment/Panzergrenadier-Division "Leibstandarte SS Adolf Hitler"[2]
- 375 Oak Leaves on 24 January 1944 as SS-Obersturmbannführer and commander of SS-Panzergrenadier-Regiment 2 "Leibstandarte SS Adolf Hitler"[2]
- Mentioned in the Wehrmachtbericht on 27 February 1943
References
Citations
Bibliography
- Patzwall, Klaus D.; Scherzer, Veit (2001). Das Deutsche Kreuz 1941 – 1945 Geschichte und Inhaber Band II (in German). Norderstedt, Germany: Verlag Klaus D. Patzwall. ISBN 978-3-931533-45-8.
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Template:KCwithOL Template:Knight's Cross recipients of the 1st SS PD
- 1911 births
- 1980 deaths
- People from Witten
- SS-Brigadeführer
- People from the Province of Westphalia
- Recipients of the Close Combat Clasp
- Recipients of the Gold German Cross
- Recipients of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves
- Military personnel referenced in the Wehrmachtbericht
- Waffen-SS personnel