Georg Kraut
Major Georg Kraut (5 October 1870 – 10 December 1964) was born in Hildesheim by Georg and Auguste Kraut, née Hoppenstedt. Together with his four siblings Anne (* 1866), Carl (* 1867), Luise (* 1868) and Wilhelm (* 1879) Kraut, he grew up in a Lutheran family of lawyers. He was an officer of the Imperial German Army during the First World War, a veteran of the Schutztruppe, and the second-in-command of Paul von Lettow-Vorbeck. He was active in German East Africa. He participated in multiple battles, including the Battle of Tanga, the Battle of Salaita Hill, and the Battle of Iringa. Post-war, he joined the Freikorps with Lettow-Vorbeck and helped suppress the Spartacist Revolt.
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Born | Hildesheim, Province of Hanover, Prussia | 5 October 1870
Died | 10 December 1964 94) Hildesheim, West Germany | (aged
Allegiance | German Empire (1892–1918) Weimar Republic (1918–20) |
Service/ | Imperial German Army
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Years of service | 1892–1920 |
Rank | Oberstleutnant |
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