Generalmajor Ludwig Cramolini Born: 08 Oct 1879 in Darmstadt Died: 01 Dec 1957 in Hausham Promotions:
F�hnrich (18 Oct 1899); Leutnant (18 Aug 1900); Oberleutnant (27 Jan 1910); Rittmeister (22 Mar 1914); Major (01 Jan 1923); Oberstleutnant (01 May 1928); Oberst (01 Mar 1931); Oberst (L) (01 Oct 1933); Generalmajor (01 Jun 1941) Career:
Entered Army Service (15 Mar 1899)
Fahnenjunker in the 27th Field-Artillery-Regiment (15 Mar 1899-01 Sep 1911)
Adjutant of the II. Battalion of the 27th Field-Artillery-Regiment (01 Oct 1907-30 Sep 1909)
Detached to the Military Riding Institute (01 Oct 1909-01 Sep 1911)
Transferred into the 8th Cuirassier-Regiment (01 Sep 1911-01 Aug 1914)
Ordinance-Officer and Divisional-Adjutant with the Staff of the 16th Reserve-Division (01 Aug 1914-00 May 1916)
Ordinance-Officer and Chief Intelligence Officer (Ic) with the General-Command of the XXVI. Reserve-Corps (00 May 1916-01 Feb 1917)
Leader of the III. Battalion of the 240th Reserve-Infantry-Regiment (01 Feb 1917-00 Dec 1918)
Squadron-Chief in the Rhineland-Volunteer-Mounted-Regiment (00 Dec 1918-00 Mar 1920)
Squadron-Chief in the 7th Mounted-Regiment, Breslau (00 Mar 1920-01 Jan 1923)
Major in the Army Personnel Office, RWM (01 Jan 1923-01 Nov 1926)
With the Staff of the 6th Mounted-Regiment (01 Nov 1926-01 Feb 1930)
Commander of the 9th Mounted-Regiment (01 Feb 1930-28 Feb 1932)
Retired (28 Feb 1932)
Entered Army Service as a Territorial-Officer (01 Oct 1933); Supplemental-Officer (05 Mar 1935); Active-Officer (01 Jun 1941)
Commander of Military-District-Command III, Leipzig (01 Oct 1933-31 Aug 1942)
At the same time, Temporary-Military-Replacement-Inspector Chemnitz (01 Jun 1941-31 Aug 1942)
Retired (31 Aug 1942)
In Soviet Captivity (23 Jan 1946-30 Sep 1949)
Released (30 Sep 1949)
Awards & Decorations:
- RK des Kgl. Preuss. Hausordens von Hohenzollern mit Schwertern
- 1914 EK I
- 1914 EK II
- Grossherzoglich Hessische Tapferkeitsmedaille
- Grossherzoglich Hessisches Kriegsehrenzeichen in Eisen
- Hamburgisches Hanseatenkreuz
- Verwundetenabzeichen, 1918 in Schwarz
- Kgl. Preuss. Dienstauszeichnungskreuz
- Ehrenkreuz f�r Frontk�mpfer
- Wehrmacht-Dienstauszeichnung IV. bis I. Klasse
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