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Robert Krauß

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Robert Krauß
Born20 March 1894
Bayreuth, Germany
Died20 February 1953(1953-02-20) (aged 58)
Lindau (Bodensee), Germany
AllegianceGermany
Service / branchInfantry, Air Service
Years of service1914–45
RankGeneralmajor
UnitBomber-Wing 152, Reichsluftfahrtministerium
CommandsGreater Bomber Flying School Nr. 3
Other workLuftwaffe in World War II.

Robert Krauß (20 March 1894 – 20 February 1953) was a German staff officer during World War II. He was the air-base-commandant of Halberstadt from 1935 to 1936 and Kolberg from 1938 to 1939.

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Robert Krauß was born on 20 March 1894 in Bayreuth, Bavaria, in the Kingdom of Bavaria.

As World War I broke out, Krauß entered the Army as a war volunteer with the Replacement Battalion of the 1st Bavarian Field-Artillery-Regiment (16 August 1914 – 20 October 1914).

By the time World War II began, he was an Oberstleutnant (Lieutenant Colonel). Krauß went on to serve as a Generalmajor in the Luftwaffe during World War II. He was an officer with special duties of the RLM and C-in-C Luftwaffe (1 November 1939 – 28 February 1940) and group-leader in the Regulations-Department, RLM (1 March 1940 – 30 September 1940). From 1 October 1940 to 30 April 1941, he was the commander of the Greater Bomber Flying School 3 in Warsaw and air-base-commandant Warsaw.

He was released from captivity in June 1947 and died in Lindau, Germany on 20 February 1953.

Bibliography

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  • John Weal: He 111 Kampfgeschwader in the West (Combat Aircraft). Osprey Publishing, 2012, p. 89, ISBN 978-1-84908-670-7.

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