Hans Cramer

Hans Cramer
Oberst Hans Cramer in 1941
Born	13 July 1896 Minden, Province of Westphalia, Kingdom of Prussia, German Empire
Died	28 October 1968 (aged 72) Porta Westfalica, North-Rhine Westphalia, West Germany
Allegiance	German Empire (to 1918)  Weimar Republic (to 1933)  Nazi Germany
Service/branch	Deutches Heer (1914-1919) Reichswehr (1919-1935) Wehrmacht/Heer (1935–44)
Years of service	1911–44
Rank	General der Panzertruppe
Commands held	Panzer-Regiment 8 Deutsches Afrika Korps
Battles/wars	World War I World War II
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

General Hans Cramer (13 July 1896 – 28 October 1968) was a General in the German army who fought in both world wars.

Awards

Generaloberst Hans-Jürgen von Arnim (left) and General der Panzertruppe Hans Cramer (centre) in captivity en route to Trent Park camp in 1943

• Iron Cross (1914)
  • 2nd Class
  • 1st Class
• Lippe Honor Cross for Heroic Actions
• Lippe War Merit Cross
• Lippe Cross for Faithful Service
• Wound Badge (1918) in Silver
• Honour Cross of the World War 1914/1918
• Wehrmacht Long Service Award, 4th class with 1st class
• Clasp to the Iron Cross (1939)
  • 2nd Class (19 September 1939)^[1]
  • 1st Class (3 October 1939)^[1]
• Panzer Badge in Silver (4 October 1941)
• Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 27 June 1941 as Oberstleutnant and commander of Panzer-Regiment 8 im DAK^[2]
• German Cross in Gold on 5 March 1942 as Oberst in Panzer-Regiment 8^[3]
• Ärmelband Afrika
• Commander's Cross of the Colonial Order of the Star of Italy (7 May 1942)

References

Citations

1. Federl 2000, p. 62.
2. Fellgiebel 2000, p. 155.
3. Patzwall & Scherzer 2001, p. 76.

Bibliography

• Federl, Christian (2000). Die Ritterkreuzträger der Deutschen Panzerdivisionen 1939–1945 Die Panzertruppe [The Knight's Cross Bearers of the German Panzer Divisions 1939–1945 The Panzer Force] (in German). Zweibrücken, Germany: VDM Heinz Nickel. ISBN 978-3-925480-43-0.
• Fellgiebel, Walther-Peer (2000) [1986]. Die Träger des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939–1945 — Die Inhaber der höchsten Auszeichnung des Zweiten Weltkrieges aller Wehrmachtteile [The Bearers of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross 1939–1945 — The Owners of the Highest Award of the Second World War of all Wehrmacht Branches] (in German). Friedberg, Germany: Podzun-Pallas. ISBN 978-3-7909-0284-6.
• Neitzel, Sönke (2007). Tapping Hitler's Generals: Transcripts of Secret Conversations, 1942-1945. Frontline Books. ISBN 978-1-84415-705-1.
• Patzwall, Klaus D.; Scherzer, Veit (2001). Das Deutsche Kreuz 1941 – 1945 Geschichte und Inhaber Band II [The German Cross 1941 – 1945 History and Recipients Volume 2] (in German). Norderstedt, Germany: Verlag Klaus D. Patzwall. ISBN 978-3-931533-45-8.
• Scherzer, Veit (2007). Die Ritterkreuzträger 1939–1945 Die Inhaber des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939 von Heer, Luftwaffe, Kriegsmarine, Waffen-SS, Volkssturm sowie mit Deutschland verbündeter Streitkräfte nach den Unterlagen des Bundesarchives [The Knight's Cross Bearers 1939–1945 The Holders of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross 1939 by Army, Air Force, Navy, Waffen-SS, Volkssturm and Allied Forces with Germany According to the Documents of the Federal Archives] (in German). Jena, Germany: Scherzers Miltaer-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-938845-17-2.