Years of service 1914–45 Service/branch German Army | Name August Krakau Rank Generalleutnant | |
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Allegiance German Empire (to 1918)
Weimar Republic (to 1933)
Nazi Germany Battles/wars World War I
World War II
Annexation of Austria
Invasion of Poland
Siege of Warsaw (1939)
Battle of France
Battle of Crete
Operation Nordlicht
Petsamo–Kirkenes Offensive
Lapland War Died January 7, 1975, Amberg, Germany Awards Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross Battles and wars World War I, Anschluss, Invasion of Poland Similar People Hjalmar Siilasvuo, Ruben Lagus, Lothar Rendulic, Aaro Pajari | ||
Commands held 7th Mountain Division | ||
August Krakau (12 September 1894 – 7 January 1975) was a German general in the Wehrmacht during World War II who commanded the 7th Mountain Division. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross of Nazi Germany.
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