Generalmajor Ernst von Krause Born: 25 Aug 1884 in K�nigsberg Died: 10 Jul 1960 in Freiburg, Breisgau Promotions:
Leutnant (07 Jul 1901); Oberleutnant (18 Aug 1910); Hauptmann (1914); Charakter als Major (18 Apr 1920); Major (01 Aug 1932); Oberstleutnant (01 Jan 1938); Oberst (01 Apr 1941); Generalmajor (01 Aug 1943) Career:
Entered Army Service (07 Jul 1901)
Leutnant in the 1st Grenadier-Regiment (07 Jul 1901-17 May 1904)
Transferred into the 44th Infantry-Regiment (17 May 1904-1907)
Adjutant of I. Battalion of the 44th Infantry-Regiment (1907-1912)
Detached to the War Academy (01 Oct 1911-00 Jul 1914)
Transferred into the 8th Grenadier-Regiment (1912-02 Aug 1914)
Company-Leader in the 8th Grenadier-Regiment (02 Aug 1914-24 Aug 1914)
Severely wounded, in Hospital (24 Aug 1914-1914)
Transferred to the Replacement General Staff of the Army, Berlin (1914-00 Jan 1915)
Ordinance-Officer with the Staff of the 80th Reserve-Division (00 Jan 1915-00 Apr 1915)
Detached to the General-Staff of the Supreme Army Command, Department 'Foreign Armies' ('Fremde Heere') (00 Apr 1915-18 Oct 1915)
Transferred into the General Staff (18 Oct 1915-00 Sep 1916)
Chief Supply Officer (Ib) in the General-Staff of General-Command 61 (00 Sep 1916-1927)
Taken ill, in Hospital (1917-Autumn 1917)
In the General-Staff of General-Government Antwerp (Autumn 1917-18 Apr 1920)
Retired (18 Apr 1920)
Entered Army Service as a Landwehr-Officer (01 Aug 1932); Supplemental-Officer (05 Mar 1935); Active-Officer (01 Jun 1941)
In Department T 3 (Fremde Heere), RWM then RKM (01 Aug 1932-01 Jun 1935)
In Department 'Foreign Armies' ('Fremde Heere'), OKH (01 Jun 1935-09 Apr 1940)
Chief of the General Staff of the Commander of German Troops in Denmark (Higher Command XXXI) (09 Apr 1940-01 Sep 1941)
Chief of the General Staff of the Wehrmacht-Commander Ukraine (01 Sep 1941-00 Mar 1944)
F�hrer-Reserve (00 Mar 1944-17 May 1944)
Chief of the General Staff of Feldj�ger-Command II (17 May 1944-01 Aug 1944)
Chief of the General Staff of the Military-Commander in France (01 Aug 1944-04 Oct 1944)
Chief of the General Staff of the High Command of Fortress-Area West (00 Oct 1944-00 Mar 1945)
General with Special Duties with Commander-in-Chief West (00 Mar 1945-08 May 1945)
In Captivity (08 May 1945-20 Dec 1947)
Released (20 Dec 1947)
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