(Photo courtesy of Gareth Collins)
Generalleutnant Heinrich Krampf
Born: 01 Sep 1888 in Würzburg
Died: 16 Nov 1963 in Munich-Solln
Promotions:
Fahnenjunker-Gefreiter (24 Oct 1908); Fahnenjunker-Unteroffizier (01 Dec 1908); Fähnrich (07 Mar 1909); Leutnant (23 Oct 1910); Oberleutnant (01 Jun 1915); Hauptmann (27 Sep 1919); Major (01 Apr 1930); Oberstleutnant (01 Apr 1934); Oberst (01 Mar 1936); Generalmajor (01 Dec 1939); Generalleutnant 01 Dec 1941)
Career:
Entered Army Service (31 Jul 1908)
Fahnenjunker in the 3rd Bavarian Infantry-Regiment (31 Jul 1908-02 Aug 1914)
Detached to the War-School Munich (01 Oct 1909-1910)
Adjutant of II. Battalion of the 3rd Bavarian Reserve-Infantry-Regiment (02 Aug 1914-09 Oct 1914)
Wounded, in Hospital & Granted Leave (09 Oct 1914-08 Dec 1915)
Adjutant of II. Battalion of the 3rd Bavarian Reserve-Infantry-Regiment (08 Dec 1915-21 Sep 1916)
At the same time, Temporary Regiments-Adjutant of the 3rd Bavarian Reserve-Infantry-Regiment (28 May 1916-02 Jun 1916)
Leader of the 2nd MG-Company of the 3rd Bavarian Reserve-Infantry-Regiment (21 Sep 1916-25 Dec 1916)
Ordinance-Officer with the Staff of the 1st Bavarian Reserve-Division (25 Dec 1916-10 Jan 1917)
Leader of the 2nd MG-Compamy of the 3rd Bavarian Reserve-Infantry-Regiment (10 Jan 1917-04 Feb 1917)
Transferred to the Staff of the 1st Bavarian Reserve-Division (04 Feb 1917-08 Dec 1918)
Transferred back to the 3rd Bavarian Reserve-Infantry-Regiment (08 Dec 1918-01 Jan 1919)
Regiments-Adjutant of the 3rd Bavarian Reserve-Infantry-Regiment (01 Jan 1919-20 Apr 1919)
Transferred to the Bavarian Rifle-Corps (Ritter von Epp) (20 Apr 1919-01 Jun 1919)
Regiments-Adjutant of the 44th Reichswehr-Rifle-Regiment (01 Jun 1919-01 Oct 1919)
Hauptmann with the Staff of I. Battalion of the 42nd Reichswehr-Rifle-Regiment (01 Oct 1919-20 Oct 1919)
Location-Officer with the Location-Senior Augsburg (20 Oct 1919-01 Nov 1919)
Platoon-Leader in the 42nd Reichswehr-Rifle-Regiment & Detached as Location-Officer to Location-Senior Augsburg (01 Nov 1919-01 Oct 1920)
Company-Chief in the 19th Infantry-Regiment (01 Oct 1920-01 Oct 1928)
Instructor at the Infantry-School Dresden (01 Oct 1928-01 Oct 1932)
With the Staff of the 19th Infantry-Regiment (01 Oct 1932-01 Dec 1932)
Commander of II. Battalion of the 19th Infantry-Regiment (01 Dec 1932-01 Oct 1935)
Course-Director B at the War School Dresden (01 Oct 1935-01 Jan 1938)
Commander of the 31st Infantry-Regiment (01 Jan 1938-01 Feb 1940)
Commander of the 16th Infantry-Division (01 Feb 1940-15 May 1940)
Führer-Reserve OKH (04 Jun 1940-15 Nov 1940)
Commander of the 304th Infantry-Division (15 Nov 1940-16 Nov 1942)
Führer-Reserve OKH (16 Nov 1942-01 Dec 1942)
Senior-Field-Commandant 579 (01 Dec 1942-18 Dec 1943)
Führer-Reserve OKH (18 Dec 1943-25 Feb 1944)
Delegated with the Leadership of Special-Staff I in OKH (25 Feb 1944-25 Apr 1944)
Führer-Reserve OKH (25 Apr 1944-15 Aug 1944)
Commander of Rear Army Area 559 (4th Army) (15 Aug 1944-02 May 1945)
In US Captivity (02 May 1945-15 Jul 1947)
Released (15 Jul 1947)

Awards & Decorations:
- 1914 EK I
- 1914 EK II
- Kgl. Bayer. Prinz-Regent-Luitpold Jubiläums-Medaille
- Kgl. Bayer. Militär-Verdienstorden IV. Klasse mit Schwertern
- Hamburgisches Hanseatenkreuz
- Verwundetenabzeichen, 1918 in Schwarz
- Ehrenkreuz für Frontkämpfer
- Wehrmacht-Dienstauszeichnung IV. bis I. Klasse
- Medaille zur Erinnerung an den 01.10.1938 mit Spange “Prager Burg”
- Spange zum EK II


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