20 February 1980(1980-02-20) (aged 69) Selk, West Germany
Allegiance
Nazi Germany
Service/branch
Waffen-SS
Years of service
1935–1945
Rank
SS-Brigadeführer
Commands held
SS Division Hitlerjugend
Awards
Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves
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. Following the war, Kraas was investigated by Italian and West German authorities for the murder of Italian Jews in 1943.
Division Hitlerjugend. Kraas was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves. Following the war, Kraas was investigated by Italian...
Kriegsmarine personnel. Hubert Meyer was replaced by SS-Obersturmbannführer HugoKraas, and the division was attached to the 6th SS Panzer Army of SS-Oberstgruppenführer...
Priess, commander of the 1st SS Panzer Corps, ordered Obersturmbannführer HugoKraas, Commander of the 12th SS Panzer Division, to take command of all forces...
Germany 12th SS Panzer Division Hitlerjugend, in Enns, Austria c. 10,000 HugoKraas May 8 May 8 Made up the bulk of the I SS Panzer Corps India Indian Legion...
battalion 12th SS Panzer Division Hitler Jugend ‡ SS Standartenführer HugoKraas 12th SS Panzer Regiment 25th and 26th SS Panzergrenadier Regiments 12th...
leaders Omar N. Bradley Walter E. Lauer Walter M. Robertson Sepp Dietrich HugoKraas Units involved 2nd Infantry Division 99th Infantry Division 277th Volksgrenadier...
964992 HugoKraas Born 25 January 1911 He served in the Leibstandarte SS Adolf Hitler and was the last commander of the SS Division Hitlerjugend. Kraas was...
the less developed world regions." Frauke Kraas & Günter Mertins, "Megacities and Global Change"; in Kraas et al. (2014), p. 2. "While seven megacities...
admiration for French "bande-dessinée" artists such as Jean Giraud / Moebius, Hugo Pratt and André Franquin. He attended the Beaux Art d'Angoulême art school...