Georg Kraut

Georg Kraut
Born(1870-10-05)5 October 1870
Hildesheim, Province of Hanover, Prussia
Died10 December 1964(1964-12-10) (aged 94)
Hildesheim, West Germany
Allegiance German Empire (1892–1918)
Weimar Republic (1918–20)
Branch Imperial German Army  Reichsheer
Service years1892–1920
RankOberstleutnant

Major Georg Kraut (5 October 1870 – 10 December 1964) was an officer of the Imperial German Army during the First World War, a veteran of the Schutztruppe, and the second-in-command of Paul von Lettow-Vorbeck.
He was active in German East Africa, where he participated in multiple battles, including the Battle of Tanga, the Battle of Salaita Hill, and the Battle of Iringa. Post-war, he joined the Freikorps with Lettow-Vorbeck and helped suppress the Spartacist Revolt.

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