Eduard Crasemann
Eduard Crasemann
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Born | Hamburg, German Empire |
5 March 1891
Died | Script error: The function "death_date_and_age" does not exist. Werl, North Rhine-Westphalia, West Germany |
Allegiance | German Empire (to 1918) Weimar Republic (to 1919) Nazi Germany |
Service/ |
Heer |
Years of service | 1910–19 1936–45 |
Rank | General der Artillerie |
Commands held | 15. Panzer-Division 26. Panzer-Division XII. SS Armeekorps |
Battles/wars | World War I
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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 174 Italian civilians in the Padule di Fucecchio near Florence on 23 August 1944.[1] Sentenced to 10 years, he spent the rest of his life in prison.
Awards and decorations
- Iron Cross (1914)
- Honour Cross of the World War 1914/1918
- Clasp to the Iron Cross (1939)
- German Cross in Gold on 1 November 1943 as Oberst with Panzer-Artillerie-Regiment 116[3]
- 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[4]
- 683rd Oak Leaves on 18 December 1944 as Generalmajor and commander of 26. Panzer-Division[5]
- Mentioned in the Wehrmachtbericht (24 November 1944)
- Armband Afrika
References
Citations
Bibliography
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External links
- World War 2 Awards.com
- Lexikon der Wehrmacht
- specialcamp11
- Eduard Crasemann @ Axis Biographical Research at the Wayback Machine (archived November 16, 2010)
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Preceded by
Generalmajor Gustav von Vaerst
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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
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Commander of 26. Panzer-Division 6 July 1944 – 18 July 1944 |
Succeeded by Oberst Carl Stollbrock |
- 1891 births
- 1950 deaths
- People from Hamburg
- Wehrmacht generals
- German military personnel of World War I
- 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
- Recipients of The Honour Cross of the World War 1914/1918
- German prisoners of war
- World War II prisoners of war held by the United Kingdom
- Prisoners who died in British military detention
- German people convicted of war crimes