Fritz Ritter von Kraußer
Fritz Ritter von Kraußer | |
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Kraußer in 1931 | |
| Chief, Department I (Organization) Supreme SA Leadership (OSAF) | |
| In office 1 July 1932 – 30 June 1934 | |
| Stabschef | Ernst Röhm |
| Führer, SA-Gruppe Hochland | |
| In office 3 November 1931 – 13 February 1932 | |
| Stabschef | Ernst Röhm |
| Additional positions | |
| 1933–1934 | Reichstag Deputy |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Friedrich Wilhelm Kraußer 29 April 1888 |
| Died | 2 July 1934 (aged 46) |
| Cause of death | Execution by firing squad |
| Party | Nazi Party |
| Profession | Military officer |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance | German Empire Weimar Republic |
| Branch/service | Royal Bavarian Army Luftstreitkräfte Freikorps Reichswehr |
| Years of service | 1906–1924 |
| Rank | Hauptmann |
| Unit | 4th Royal Bavarian Infantry Regiment Freikorps Epp 46th Reichswehr Infantry Regiment 21st Reichswehr Infantry Regiment |
| Commands | Bavarian Aviation Squadron |
| Battles/wars | World War I Bavarian Soviet Republic |
| Awards | Iron Cross, 1st & 2nd class Knight's Cross, House Order of Hohenzollern Knight's Cross, Military Order of Max Joseph Bavaria Military Merit Order with crown and swords Knight's Cross, Order of the Württemberg Crown Wound Badge |
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Fritz Ritter von Kraußer, born Friedrich Wilhelm Kraußer, (29 April 1888 – 2 July 1934) was a German military officer who was a highly decorated veteran of the First World War. He later became an SA-Obergruppenführer in the Sturmabteilung (SA), the Nazi Party's paramilitary organization. Kraußer was also a deputy of the Reichstag. He was murdered along with many other SA leaders in the Night of the Long Knives.