(Photo courtesy of Gareth Collins)
Generalmajor Hanns Freiherr von Crailsheim
Born: 08 Oct 1888 in Augsburg
Died: 14 Jul 1975 in Bad Windsheim
Promotions:
Fähnrich (07 Mar 1909); Leutnant (23 Oct 1910); Oberleutnant (01 Jun 1915); Rittmeister (18 Aug 1919); Major (20 Jul 1934); Oberstleutnant (01 Jan 1938); Oberst (01 Sep 1940); Generalmajor (01 Sep 1944)
Career:
Entered the Army as OfFahnenjunker and Leutnant in the 4th Bavarian-Chevaulegers-Regiment (24 Jul 1908-10 Aug 1914)
Detached to the War School in Munich (01 Oct 1909-31 Aug 1910)
Badly Wounded, in Hospital and with the Replacement-Battalion of the 4th Bavarian-Chevaulegers-Regiment (10 Aug 1914-15 Sep 1915)
Pilot-Training with the Flying-Battalion Schleißheim (16 Sep 1915-20 Mar 1916)
Officer with Special Duties and Pilot with the Bavarian-Flying-Battalion 8 (21 Mar 1916-03 Aug 1917)
Leader of the Bavarian Protection-Squadron 22 (04 Aug 1917-04 Mar 1918)
Leader of the Bomber-Squadron of Bomber-Wing 8 of the OHL (05 Mar 1918-16 Dec 1918)
Detached to Aircraft-Construction Augsburg for Training (17 Dec 1918-30 Sep 1919)
At the same time, Flying-Liaison-Officer of Group Hierl to Detachment Probstmayr (17 Apr 1919-13 May 1919)
Commander of the Processing-Office Gersthofen (01 Jul 1919-31 Aug 1919)
With the Equipment-Administration Lechfeld and Bamberg (01 Sep 1919-21 Sep 1919)
With the Processing-Office of the 4th Bavarian Chevaulegers-Regiment (22 Sep 1919-09 Apr 1920)
Retired from Army Service (09 Apr 1920)
Civilian Employee Of The Army with the Processing-Office of the 4th Bavarian Chevaulegers-Regiment (01 May 1920-30 Sep 1920)
Studying Electrical Engineering at the Technical College in Munich (01 Oct 1920-1923)
Engineer with the Firm ISARIA Works, Munich and Director of the Sales-Office at the Firm in Helsingfors (1923-30 Apr 1924)
Mobile-Engineer of the Firm ISARIA for the German Language Areas of Czechoslovakia and Poland (01 May 1924-14 Sep 1925)
Technical Director of the Subsidiary of ISARIA Works in Vienna (16 Sep 1925-15 Feb 1926)
Director of Sales and Export Office of the ISARIA-Works in Hamburg (16 Feb 1926-30 Sep 1927)
Proxy and Special Engineer for Electrical Appliances at the Company Siemens-Schuckert (01 Oct 1927-30 Sep 1930)
Director of the Augsburger Bureau of the Machine-Works Stender & Behn, Regensburg (01 Oct 1930-01 Jun 1931)
Administrator of the Crailsheim’s Family Trust in Rügland (01 Oct 1931-19 Jul 1934)
Entered the Luftwaffe as Industrial Representative of the RLM at the Companies BMW and Messerschmitt, Munich (20 Jul 1934-19 Sep 1937)
Group-Director in the Department GL 2 in the RLM (20 Sep 1937-30 Jun 1940)
Chief of Department GL 2, RLM (01 Jul 1940-16 Apr 1941)
Armaments-Inspector XIII b, Nuremberg (17 Apr 1941-01 Apr 1944)
Führer-Reserve OKL (02 Apr 1944-30 Sep 1944)
Retired (30 Sep 1944)
In US Captivity (17 Apr 1945-26 Feb 1947)
Released (26 Feb 1947)

Decorations & Awards:
- RK des Kgl. Preuss. Hausordens von Hohenzollern mit Schwertern: 15.09.1918
- 1914 EK I
- 1914 EK II
- Kgl. Bayer. Prinz-Regent-Luitpold Jubiläums-Medaille
- Kgl. Bayer.. Flugzeugführer-Abzeichen
- Kgl. Bayer. Militär-Verdienstorden IV. Klasse mit Schwertern
- Ehrenkreuz für Frontkämpfer
- Wehrmacht-Dienstauszeichnung IV. bis III. Klasse


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