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** 683rd Oak Leaves on 18 December 1944 as ''[[Generalmajor]]'' and commander of 26. Panzer-Division<ref>Fellgiebel 2000, p. 78.</ref> |
** 683rd Oak Leaves on 18 December 1944 as ''[[Generalmajor]]'' and commander of 26. Panzer-Division<ref>Fellgiebel 2000, p. 78.</ref> |
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* Mentioned in the [[Wehrmachtbericht]] (24 November 1944) |
* Mentioned in the [[Wehrmachtbericht]] (24 November 1944) |
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==References== |
==References== |
Revision as of 05:45, 1 July 2016
Eduard Crasemann | |
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Born | Hamburg, German Empire | 5 March 1891
Died | 29 April 1950 Werl, North Rhine-Westphalia, West Germany | (aged 59)
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 | 15th Panzer Division 26th Panzer Division XII SS Army Corps |
Battles/wars | World War I
World War II |
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)
References
Citations
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 (in German). Friedberg, Germany: Podzun-Pallas. ISBN 978-3-7909-0284-6.
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suggested) (help) - 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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suggested) (help) - 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 (in German). Jena, Germany: Scherzers Miltaer-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-938845-17-2.
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