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Hugo Gottfried Kraas (25 January 1911 – 20 February 1980) was a German SS commander during World War II. He served in the Leibstandarte SS Adolf Hitler and was the last commander of the SS Division Hitlerjugend. Kraas was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves.
Hugo Kraas (* 25. Januar 1911 in Witten; † 20. Februar 1980 in Selk) war ein deutscher SS-Brigadeführer und Generalmajor der Waffen-SS, Regimentskommandeur der Leibstandarte Adolf Hitler und ab 15. November 1944 der letzte Kommandeur der 12. SS-Panzer-Division „Hitlerjugend“.
Nov 14, 2015 · Early in the afternoon, because of the heavy casualties in his assault divisions, Dietrich decided to commit armor in the form of SS Colonel Hugo Kraas’s 12th SS Panzer Division against Robertson’s northern flank, although a breakthrough had not yet been achieved.
Aug 10, 2020 · Hugo Kraas was a senior SS general and commander of the “Hitler Youth” Panzer Division. He knew Hitler and Goebbels personally.
SS-Brigadeführer Hugo Kraas (25 January 1911 – 20 February 1980) was a German Waffen-SS officer who served with the 1.SS-Panzergrenadier-Division Leibstandarte SS Adolf Hitler and was the last commander of the 12.SS-Panzer-Division Hitlerjugend.
The brave soldier, Hugo Kraas, died of an heart attack in his home in Selk, Schleswig-Holstein, on February 20, 1980.
As Kompanie commander in the Meyer’s LSSAH’s Aufklärungsabteilung, Reconnaissance Detachment, Hugo Kraas fought in he Balkans and Russia, where after Meyer was injured on October 1941, Kraas became the leader of the Aufklärungsabeilung.
Kraas, Hugo Gottfried "Hujo Rabatz" (Waffen SS) Date of birth: January 25th, 1911 (Witten am Ruhr, Germany) Date of death: February 20th, 1980 (Selk/Schleswig, Germany) Service number: SS-Nr.: 289.633 // NSDAP-Nr.: 2.204.561. Nationality: German. Biography. He was the brother of RKT Liborius 'Boris' Kraas. Promotions:
Hugo Gottfried Kraas (25 January 1911 – 20 February 1980) was a German SS commander during World War II. He served in the Leibstandarte SS Adolf Hitler and was the last commander of the SS Division Hitlerjugend. Kraas was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves.
SS-Brigadeführer Hugo Kraas was a German Waffen-SS officer who served with the 1.SS-Panzergrenadier-Division Leibstandarte SS Adolf Hitler and was the last commander of the 12.SS-Panzer-Division Hitlerjugend.
