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Quick facts
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German general and Knight's Cross recipient
Gender:
Male
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Birth:
24 May 1911(Strasbourg, Unterelsaß, Alsace-Lorraine, German Empire)
Death:
5 September 2003(Hamburg, Germany)
The details
Biography
Introduction
Heinz Cramer (24 May 1911 – 5 September 2003) was a German officer (Major) in the Luftwaffe during World War II, and a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross of Nazi Germany. Cramer was shot down by British fighters in September 1940 and was held until 1947. He later joined the Bundeswehr and retired in 1966 as a Brigadegeneral.
Awards and decorations
- Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 18 September 1940 as Major and Gruppenkommandeur of the II.(K)/Lehrgeschwader 1