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Cramer, Hans

Date of birth:
July 13th, 1896 (Minden, Germany)
Date of death:
October 28th, 1968
Nationality:
German (1933-1945, Third Reich)

Biography

Promotions:
?: Major;
?: Generalleutnant;
?: General der Panzertruppen.

Career:
?: Kommandeur Kavallerie-Versuchs- und Lehrabteilung.

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Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Awarded on:
September 19th, 1939
1939 Spange zum Eisernes Kreuz 2er Klasse 1914
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Awarded on:
October 3rd, 1939
1939 Spange zum Eisernes Kreuz 1er Klasse 1914
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Oberstleutnant (Lieutenant-colonel)
Unit:
Kommandeur, Panzer-Regiment 8, 15. Panzer-Division, Heer
Awarded on:
June 27th, 1941
The following wartime excerpt describes why Cramer was awarded the Knight’s Cross…

“Oberstleutnant Cramer, commander of Panzer-Regiment 8, led his Regiment in a march from Tripoli to its operations area (a distance of over 1600 km) without any friendly fallouts, and the result was that it was immediately available for operations in an excellent state. After a risky night march he captured Sidi Azeiz and Capuzzo in the morning hours of the 16.05.1941. On that same day he led his Regiment in an attack against heavy English tanks, and at the end of that month he significantly contributed to the capture of the Halfaya Pass. By doing this latter act he decisively contributed to the favourable development of the situation for all elements of Kampfgruppe von Herff and for the relief of the strain of our forces at Tobruk.”

Submitted on June 17th 1941.
Preliminary document on July 2nd 1941 to Afrikakorps.
Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Oberst
Unit:
Panzer-Regiment 8
Awarded on:
March 5th, 1942
Deutsches Kreuz in Gold
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Awarded on:
October 4th, 1941
Panzerkampfabzeichen (ohne Zahl)
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Awarded on:
May 7th, 1942
Colonial Order of the Star of Italy - Commendatore

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