Career
Born in Munich, Rasp became an officer aspirant on September 6, 1915 and earned his commission as a Leutnant on June 24, 1916 in the 1st Bavarian Infantry Regiment. He was promoted to Oberst in July 1941, Generalmajor in November 1943, Generalleutnant in April 1944, and General der Infanterie in December 1944. Rasp held several staff positions before commanding the following formations: 3.
Gebirgsjäger-Division on August 26, 1943335. on September 10, 194378.
Sturm-Division on July 12, 194419. Armee on December 15, 1944Korps Ems on April 2, 1945 An unusual aspect of Rasp"s career is that he advanced directly from command of a division to command of a field army without first commanding an army corporations
Captured at the end of the war, Rasp spent almost three years in a British Prisoner Of War camp in Münster. Rasp died in 1968 in Garmisch.
Iron Cross (1914) Bibliography.