(Photo courtesy of Gareth Collins)
Generalmajor Oskar Krapp
Born: 12 Feb 1888 in Bad Kissingen
Died: 08 Mar 1945 in Kolberg (Suicide)
Promotions:
Fähnrich (16 Feb 1907); Leutnant (12 Mar 1908); Oberleutnant (01 Dec 1914); Hauptmann (17 Jan 1917); Major a.D. (14 May 1934); Oberstleutnant (01 Jan 1936); Oberst (01 Jun 1938); Generalmajor (01 Apr 1941)
Career:
Entered the Army as an Fahnenjunker and Battery-Officer in the 8th Bavarian Field-Artillery-Regiment (16 Jul 1906-15 Aug 1914)
Detached to War School in Munich (01 Mar 1907-07 Feb 1908)
Detached to the Artillery and Engineer School (01 Oct 1911-30 Sep 1912)
Adjutant of the Replacement-Battalion of the 8th Bavarian Field-Artillery-Regiment (16 Aug 1914-23 Aug 1914)
Adjutant of the Artillery-Commander of the Bavarian Replacement-Division (24 Aug 1914-05 Sep 1914)
Platoon-Leader in the 4th Bavarian Field-Artillery-Regiment (06 Sep 1914-01 Apr 1915)
Battery-Leader in the 21st Bavarian Reserve-Field-Artillery-Regiment (02 Apr 1915-13 Jul 1915)
Taken ill, in Hospital (13 Jul 1915-01 Apr 1916)
Battery-Chief in the 21st Bavarian Reserve-Field-Artillery-Regiment (02 Apr 1916-16 Dec 1917)
Taken ill, in Hospital (17 Dec 1917-10 Jul 1918)
With the Replacement-Battalion of the 8th Bavarian Field-Artillery-Regiment (11 Jul 1918-15 Oct 1918)
Detached to the Replacement Army General Staff, Berlin, then to the Grand General Staff, Berlin (16 Oct 1918-30 Jun 1919)
Retired (30 Jun 1919)
Civilian Employee of the Army as Auxiliary-Advisor in the Army Weapons Office, Prw. 4 III (14 Nov 1924-30 Sep 1933)
Reactivated to Army Service as Supplemental-Officer and Advisor in the RWM (01 Oct 1933-31 Aug 1934)
Transferred to Luftwaffe Service as Supplemental-Officer (Active-Officer from 01 Apr 1941) and Advisor with Air-District-Command II (01 Sep 1914-14 Nov 1936)
Officer with Special Duties of the RLM and Luftwaffe High Command then with Air-District-Command VI (15 Nov 1936-09 Jan 1917)
Detached to the Organisation of Firing-Grounds Stolpmünde (10 Jan 1937-28 Feb 1937)
Commandant of the Flak-Firing-Grounds Stolpmünde (01 Mar 1937-30 Nov 1942)
Retired (30 Nov 1942)
Placed to the Disposal of Air-Region-Command III (01 Dec 1942-31 May 1943)
Retired (31 May 1943)
Drafted In as Commandant Of Kolberg (1945-08 Mar 1945)
Committed Suicide (08 Mar 1945)

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