Generalmajor Fritz Crato Born: 30 Jun 1881 in L�neburg Died: 29 May 1960 in Minden, Westphalia (Westfalen) Promotions:
F�hnrich (18 Oct 1901); Leutnant (18 Aug 1902); Oberleutnant (18 Aug 1910); Hauptmann (08 Oct 1914); Major (01 Jun 1924); Oberstleutnant (01 Oct 1929); Oberst (01 Apr 1932); Generalmajor (01 Jun 1942) Career:
Entered Army Service (05 Mar 1901)
Fahnenjunker in the 58th Field-Artillery-Regiment (05 Mar 1901-01 Apr 1913)
Detached to the Grand General Staff (01 Apr 1913-02 Aug 1914)
Transferred into the Deputy General Staff of the Army (02 Aug 1914-00 Nov 1914)
Signals-Officer of Army-Detachment Woyrsch, Supply-Officer (Ib) in the General-Command of the Landwehr-Corps, Chief Intelligence (Ic) Officer in the General-Staff of Army-Detachment Woyrsch (00 Nov 1914-00 Sep 1916)
Chief of Operations (Ia) in the Staff of the 199th Infantry-Division (00 Sep 1916-00 May 1917)
Chief Of Operations (Ia) in the Staff of the 19th Reserve-Division (00 May 1917-00 Sep 1918)
Chief Of Operations (Ia) in the Staff of the General-Government Strasburg, Alsace (00 Sep 1918-00 Dec 1918)
Transferred back to the 58th Field-Artillery-Regiment (00 Dec 1918-1919)
In the War History Department of the Grand General Staff (1919)
Chief Of Operations (Ia) in the Staff of Reichswehr-Brigade Schaulen (1919-01 Oct 1919)
In the 58th Field-Artillery-Regiment, In the Staff of Section-Command Wesel, In The Staff of the 7th Reichswehr-Brigade, In the Staff of Artillery-Leader 7 (01 Oct 1919-01 Oct 1920)
In the Staff of the 6th Division (01 Oct 1920-01 Apr 1922)
Battery-Chief in the 6th Artillery-Regiment (01 Apr 1922-01 Apr 1924)
Advisor in the RWM/T3 (01 Apr 1924-01 Feb 1929)
Commander of the II. Battalion of the 2nd Artillery-Regiment (01 Feb 1929-30 Sep 1932)
Retired (30 Sep 1932)
Entered Army Service as a Supplemental-Officer (01 Apr 1936); Active-Officer (1941)
Commander of Military-District-Command D�sseldorf (01 Apr 1936-31 Jul 1942)
Retired (31 Jul 1942)
Awards & Decorations:
- Ritterkreuz des kgl. Preuss. Hausordens von Hohenzollern mit Schwertern
- 1914 EK I
- 1914 EK II
- Ritterkreuz I Klasse des kgl. S�chs. Albrechts-Orden mit der Krone und Schwertern
- Hamburgisches Hanseatenkreuz
- Braunschweigisches Kriegsverdienstkreuz II Klasse
- Braunschweigisches Kriegsverdienstkreuz I Klasse
- K.u. K. �sterr. Milit�r-Verdienstkreuz III Klasse mit der Kriegsdekoration
- Ehrenkreuz f�r Frontk�mpfer
- Wehrmacht-Dienstauszeichnung I Klasse
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