Horst Kraehe

Friedrich Wilhelm Darius Hermann Max Horst Kraehe (born August 24, 1902 in Naumburg (Saale) , † October 10, 1988 in Hamburg ) was a German officer, most recently in the rank of Brigadier General of the Reserve of the Bundeswehr .

Life

Promotions

• 1925 lieutenant
• 1929 first lieutenant
• 1934 captain
• 1940 major
• 1942 Lieutenant Colonel
• 1943 Colonel
• 1964 Brigadier General d. R.

Reichswehr

Kraehe joined the 3rd (Prussian) Artillery Regiment of the Reichswehr in Potsdam in 1922 as an officer candidate . In 1923/24 he attended the infantry school in Ohrdruf and in 1924/25 the artillery school in Jüterbog. In 1925/26 he was a battery officer in the 3rd (Prussian) Artillery Regiment in Frankfurt (Oder). In 1926/27 he completed the officers' news course in Jüterbog. Then he was an intelligence officer in Schweidnitz and Küstrin . In 1930/31 he was again a battery officer in the 3rd (Prussian) Artillery Regiment in Potsdam. From 1931 to 1933 he was a rider at the cavalry school of the Reichswehr in Hanover. In 1933/34 he was an artillery officer and artillery leader in Frankfurt (Oder). From 1934 to 1936 he attended the general staff course at the War Academy in Berlin.

Wehrmacht

In 1936/37 Kraehe Ib was in the 28th Infantry Division in Breslau. From 1937 to 1939 he was Ia the commandant of the fortifications near Breslau. From September to October 1939 he was deployed with Border Section Command 14. From November 1939 to April 1940 he was Ia of the 26th Infantry Division . From 1940 to 1942 he was Ia in the general command of the XII. Army Corps . From March 1942 to October 1943 he was Ic / AO in Army High Command 7 . Then he was transferred to the Führerreserve . From November 1943 to January 1944 he was Ic of Army Group B . From January 1944 to February 1945 he was Chief of the General Staff of the LXXV. Army Corps (for special use). From February to May 1945 he was in command of the Grenadier Regiment 994. In May 1945 he was taken prisoner of war , where he remained until April 1946.

armed forces

In 1946 he worked as a peat worker. In 1946/47 he was the commercial representative of Gothaer Insurance in Hanover. Then he was district manager of the German Red Cross in Verden. From 1949 to 1951 he was purchasing manager at Mondamin in Hamburg. From 1951 to 1953 he was active in the training of dressage and show jumping horses.

In March 1953 he came to the Blank office as the head of the department . In 1955/56 he completed an aptitude exercise and was L liaison manager for courses for the entire armed forces. 1956/57 he was commander of teaching staff A in Sonthofen. In 1956/57 he took part in a course at the armored forces school in Munster.

In 1957 he was selected for the 2nd general staff course at the command academy of the Bundeswehr in Hamburg. In 1957 he completed the regimental leader course at the artillery school of the army in Idar-Oberstein. From 1957 to 1959 he was corps artillery commander 402 in Ulm. In 1959 he was appointed higher artillery commander 401 in Münster. From 1959 to 1962 he was then Corps Artillery Commander 1 in Münster. After the end of his service, he was promoted to brigadier general as a reserve officer .

He was married and had one child.

Award

• Iron Cross 1st Class

literature

• Dermot Bradley , Heinz-Peter Würzenthal, Hansgeorg Model : The generals and admirals of the Bundeswehr 1955–1999. The military careers. (= Germany's generals and admirals; Part VIb). Volume 2: Hoffmann – Kusserow. Biblio-Verlag, Osnabrück 2000, ISBN 978-3-7648-2370-2 , pp. 729-731.