Date of birth:

November 16th, 1889 (Stuttgart/Württemberg, Germany)

Date of death:

August 2nd, 1944 (Hauptverbandplatz Saint-Lô/normandy, France)

Buried on:

German War Cemetery Mont-de-Huisnes
Row: 46. Grave: 63.

Nationality:

German (1933-1945, Third Reich)

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Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

Awarded on:

September 18th, 1939

Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

Awarded on:

October 3rd, 1939

Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

Rank:

Generalmajor

Unit:

Kommandeur 168.Infanterie-Division

Awarded on:

February 28th, 1942

Award 80/52.

Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

Rank:

Generalmajor (Brigadier)

Unit:

Kommandeur 168.Infanterie-Division / XXIX.Armee-Korps / 6.Armee / Heeresgruppe B

Awarded on:

July 23rd, 1942

Generalmajor Kraiß and his Division participated in the early stages of Fall Blau as part of the 6. Armee. At one stage of this advance the Division was tasked with advancing to Stary Oskol. After identifying strong Soviet forces south of the village on the 05.07.1942, Kraiß used his skillfully deployed forward elements to cut off the hostile retreat route to the south via the Atamanskaja sector and to the east across the Oskol river. He then destroyed this Soviet group with the bulk of his Division, attacking from the north and northwest. For this impressive feat of arms he would be awarded the Knight’s Cross.

1047th Award.

Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

Awarded on:

June 11th, 1944

In the heavy fighting in the enemy's bridgehead and in the destruction of enemy parachute and air landing troops which have been dropped in the rear area, the Rhenish-Westphalian Grenadier Regiment 736 under the leadership of Colonel Grug, the 352nd Infantry Division under the command of Lieutenant General Kraiß and the Parachute Regiment 6, under the leadership of Major v. d. Heydte have particularly excelled.

Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

Rank:

Generalleutnant

Unit:

Kommandeur 352.Infanterie-Division / II.Fallschirm-Korps / 7.Armee / Heeresgruppe D (West)

Awarded on:

August 11th, 1944

Period:

First World War (1914-1918)

Awarded on:

September 18th, 1914

Period:

First World War (1914-1918)

Awarded on:

June 7th, 1915

Period:

First World War (1914-1918)

Period:

First World War (1914-1918)

Awarded on:

October 9th, 1918

Period:

First World War (1914-1918)

Awarded on:

June 21st, 1915

Period:

First World War (1914-1918)

Awarded on:

September 15th, 1914

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