August Krakow

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August Krakau (born September 12, 1894 in Pirmasens , † January 7, 1975 in Amberg ) was a German officer , most recently lieutenant general in World War II . On June 21, 1941, he was awarded the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross as a colonel and commander of the 85 Mountain Infantry Regiment . Cracow was in command of the 7th Mountain Division from 1942 until its surrender in 1945, with a brief interruption .

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  1. ↑ Walther-Peer Fellgiebel : The bearers of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross 1939-1945 - The holder of the highest award of the Second World War of all parts of the Wehrmacht . Dörfler Verlag, Eggolsheim 2004, ISBN 3-7909-0284-5 , p. 223 .
  2. ↑ Roland Kaltenegger : The path of fate and struggle of the "Bergschuh" division: the war history of the 7th Mountain Division, formerly the 99th Light Infantry Division . Stocker , Graz / Stuttgart 1985, ISBN 3-7020-0499-8 .
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SURNAME Krakow, August
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German officer, most recently lieutenant general in World War II
DATE OF BIRTH September 12, 1894
PLACE OF BIRTH Pirmasens
DATE OF DEATH 7th January 1975
Place of death On the mountain