Generalmajor Johannes Krause Born: 06 Apr 1893 in Adelsbach, District Waldenburg, Silesia (Schlesien) Died: 15 Feb 1978 in Krefeld, North Rhine-Westphalia (Nordrhein-Westfalen) Promotions:
F�hnrich (20 Nov 1913); Leutnant (19 Jun 1914); Oberleutnant (18 Oct 1917); Hauptmann (01 Sep 1925); Major (01 Jun 1934); Oberstleutnant (01 Oct 1936); Oberst (01 Aug 1939); Generalmajor (01 Feb 1943) Career:
Entered Army Service (18 Mar 1913)
Fahnenjunker in the 5th Foot-Artillery-Regiment (18 Mar 1913-1914)
Battery-Officer & advanced Observer (1914-1915)
Leader of Light Survey Troop 68 (Autumn 1915-Summer 1917)
Transferred into the 2nd Guards-Foot-Artillery-Regiment and Detached as Instructor at the Artillery Survey School Wahn (Summer 1917-09 Nov 1918)
Adjutant of the Artillery Survey School (09 Nov 1918-01 Oct 1919)
Transferred into the 9th Artillery-Regiment (01 Oct 1919-01 Oct 1920)
Transferred into the 3rd Artillery-Regiment (01 Oct 1920-01 Oct 1927)
Battery-Chief in the 3rd Artillery-Regiment (01 Oct 1927-01 Oct 1930)
Instructor at the Artillery School (01 Oct 1930-01 Sep 1934)
Commander of II. Battalion of the 37th Artillery-Regiment (01 Sep 1934-01 Oct 1937)
Commander of the 28th Observation-Battalion (01 Oct 1937-01 Oct 1938)
Commander of Instruction-Staff C of the Artillery School, J�terbog (01 Oct 1938-11 Nov 1939)
Commander of the 29th Artillery-Regiment (11 Nov 1939-01 Apr 1941)
Artillery-Commander 104 (01 Apr 1941-01 Jan 1942)
Artillery-Commander Greece (01 Jan 1942-29 Apr 1943)
Higher Artillery Commander Greece (Harko 314) (29 Apr 1943-20 Mar 1944)
Commander of the 312th Artillery-Division (01 Apr 1944-01 May 1944)
F�hrer-Reserve (01 May 1944-25 Sep 1944)
Commandant of Fortress Breslau (25 Sep 1944-31 Jan 1945)
F�hrer-Reserve (15 Feb 1945-08 May 1945)
In Captivity (08 May 1945-00 Jun 1947)
Released (00 Jun 1947)
Awards & Decorations:
Deutsches Kreuz in Silber (12 Jul 1944)
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