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Generalmajor Wilhelm Kraut
Born: 15 Mar 1879 in Hildesheim
Died: 01 Mar 1943 in Ossipovo-Sselo (Killed)
Promotions:
F�hnrich (08 Oct 1898); Leutnant (18 Aug 1899); Oberleutnant (17 Sep 1909); Hauptmann (01 Oct 1913); Major (01 Jul 1921); Charakter als Oberstleutnant (31 Mar 1926); Oberstleutnant z.V. (01 Aug 1940); Oberst z.V. (01 Apr 1942); Generalmajor z.V. (nachtr�glich) (01 Mar 1943)
Career:
Entered Army Service (22 Feb 1898)
Fahnenjunker in the 95th Infantry-Regiment (22 Feb 1898-01 Oct 1913)
Detached to the War Academy (01 Oct 1905-00 Jul 1908)
Company-Chief in the 78th Infantry-Regiment (01 Oct 1913-29 Sep 1914)
Commander of II. Battalion of the 78th Infantry-Regiment (29 Sep 1914-01 Oct 1919)
Transferred into the 110th Reichswehr-Infantry-Regiment (01 Oct 1919-30 Nov 1920)
Transferred into the 17th Infantry-Regiment (30 Nov 1920-01 Apr 1923)
Commander of the Training-Battalion of the 17th Infantry-Regiment (01 Apr 1923-31 Mar 1926)
Retired (31 Mar 1926)
Placed to Disposal (Army) (14 Nov 1939)
Commander of the 113th Landessch�tzen-Regiment (14 Nov 1939-01 Mar 1943)
Killed as Regimental-Commander with the Defence of the Regiment-Command-Post in Ossipovo-Ssele (01 Mar 1943)

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