Eduard Crasemann

Eduard Crasemann (5 March 1891 – 29 April 1950) was a highly decorated General der Artillerie in the Wehrmacht during World War II who commanded several divisions. He was also a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves. The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross and its higher grade Oak Leaves was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership. General der Artillerie Crasemann was captured by British troops in the Ruhr Pocket. In 1947 he was convicted for war crimes by a British court in Padua, on a charge of complicity with the mass execution of 175 Italian civilians in the Fucecchio Marshes near Florence on 23 August 1944. Sentenced to 10 years, he spent the rest of his life in prison.

Awards and decorations

 * Iron Cross (1914)
 * 2nd Class (13 September 1914)
 * 1st Class (15 October 1915)
 * Honour Cross of the World War 1914/1918
 * Clasp to the Iron Cross (1939)
 * 2nd Class (30 September 1939)
 * 1st Class (1 June 1940)
 * German Cross in Gold (1 November 1943)
 * Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves
 * Knight's Cross on 26 December 1941 as Oberstleutnant and commander of Artillerie-Regiment 33
 * 683rd Oak Leaves on 18 December 1944 as Generalmajor and commander of 26. Panzer-Division
 * Mentioned in the Wehrmachtbericht (24 November 1944)
 * Armband Afrika