Fritz Ritter von Kraußer

Fritz Ritter von Kraußer
Kraußer in 1931
Chief, Department I (Organization)
Supreme SA Leadership (OSAF)
In office
1 July 1932 – 30 June 1934
StabschefErnst Röhm
Führer, SA-Gruppe Hochland
In office
3 November 1931 – 13 February 1932
StabschefErnst Röhm
Additional positions
1933–1934Reichstag Deputy
Personal details
BornFriedrich Wilhelm Kraußer
(1888-04-29)29 April 1888
Died2 July 1934(1934-07-02) (aged 46)
Cause of deathExecution by firing squad
PartyNazi Party
ProfessionMilitary officer
Military service
Allegiance German Empire
Weimar Republic
Branch/serviceRoyal Bavarian Army
Luftstreitkräfte
Freikorps
Reichswehr
Years of service1906–1924
RankHauptmann
Unit4th Royal Bavarian Infantry Regiment
Freikorps Epp
46th Reichswehr Infantry Regiment
21st Reichswehr Infantry Regiment
CommandsBavarian Aviation Squadron
Battles/warsWorld War I
Bavarian Soviet Republic
AwardsIron 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.