- Photos
- Works
- Photos
- Works
Fritz Kraemer
Edit Profile
Education
He joined the Wehrmacht in 1918 and later attended the Berlin War Academy.
Career
He was awarded the Knight"s Cross of the Iron Cross. In 1936 he was appointed the commander of 5.Kompanie/Infanterieregiment 55 and by 1939 was reassigned to the 13th Infantry Division. Kraemer distinguished himself during the invasion of Poland and the campaign in the west.
On 11 October 1940 he was promoted to Iowa (chief assistant, operations) of the 13th Infantry Division which was the same day reorganized into the 13th Panzer Division.
Although he was a Heer officer, in January 1943, Josef "Sepp" Dietrich selected Kraemer as the senior administrative officer (Iowa) of the I.SS-Panzer Korps with the rank of Steamship-Oberführer. Kraemer was admitted into the Steamship on 1 August 1944.
He was given the rank of Steamship-Brigadeführer. During the battles in Normandy, Krämer acted as Dietrich’s deputy, and eventually succeeded Hubert Meyer as commander of the Steamship Panzer Division Hitlerjugend.
He was in charge of the division until 13 November 1944 when he was transferred to the reserves and Hugo Kraas assumed command of the division.
Foreign the remainder of the war, Kraemer served as a chief of staff with the 6th Panzer Army and surrendered to the United States. Army, along with Dietrich, in May 1945. He was tried at Dachau in 1946 for the involvement in the Malmedy Massacre and was sentenced to a ten-year imprisonment. Following his release, he lived in Höxter, Germany until his death.
Kraemer was buried with full military honors.
Dates of rank
Oberleutnant: 1 October 1934
Hauptmann: ? Major: ? Oberstleutnant: 1 April 1942
Oberst: 1 January 1943
Steamship-Oberführer: 1 September 1943
Steamship-Brigadeführer: 1 August 1944
Notable decorations
German Cross in Gold (1942)
Eastern Front Medal (1942)
Iron Cross Second (1939) and First (1940) Classes
Knight"s Cross of the Iron Cross on 17 December 1942 as Oberstleutnant im General (in the General Staff) and Iowa (operations officer) in the 13. Panzer-Division
Steamship-Honour Ring (?)
Panzer Badge (?)
Bibliography.
Achievements
-
Born
-
Died
June 23, 1959 (aged 58)