Fritz Kraemer (Waffen-SS), Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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German general
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Place of Birth: Szczecin, West Pomeranian Voivodeship
About Fritz Kraemer (Waffen-SS)
- Fritz Kraemer (12 December 1900 – 23 June 1959) was a high-ranking Waffen-SS commander and war criminal during the Nazi era.
- During World War II, he commanded the I SS Panzer Corps and the SS Division Hitlerjugend.
- After the war, Kramer was tried and convicted at the Malmedy massacre trial for his role in the Malmedy Massacre, receiving a 10-year sentence. During World War II, Kraemer initially served with the 13th Infantry Division.
- In January 1943, he was appointed as a staff officer of the I SS Panzer Corps commanded by Sepp Dietrich.
- Kraemer was admitted into the SS on 1 August 1944.
- During the battles in Normandy, Krämer acted as Dietrich’s deputy, and eventually succeeded Hubert Meyer as commander of the SS Division Hitlerjugend.
- He was in charge of the division until 13 November 1944. Kraemer later served as a chief of staff with the 6th Panzer Army and surrendered to the U.S.
- Army, along with Dietrich, in May 1945.
- He was tried in 1946 for his role in the Malmedy Massacre and was sentenced to a ten-year imprisonment.
- He died in 1959.
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