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~SOLD~KRAG Ernst-August
SS Sturmbannführer
Krag, Ernst-August
* 20.02.1915 Wiesbaden-Erbenheim
+ 24.05.1994 Niedernhausen
Awarded Knights Cross: 23.10.1944
As: SS Sturmbannführer Kommandeur PzAufklAbt 2 SS "Das Reich"
Awarded Oakleaves as the 755th Recipient : 28.02.1945 as SS Sturmbannführer
Kommandeur PzAufklAbt 2 SS "Das Reich"
Postwar signed photo ( front and back dated 3.7.86 ) measuring 4” x 5 ¾”
Krag joined the Verfügungstruppe in 1935 and was assigned to the 5th Company, Germania Regiment. In 1937, he volunteered for paratroop training at the Luftwaffe school at Stendal, following which he returned to the division and was promoted to Unterscharführer. He was then selected for officer training and posted to the Junkerschule at Bad Tolz from November 1938 to August 1939. After some additional training at the Artillery school at Jüterbog, Krag was posted as the commander of the 3rd Battery, 3rd Artillery regiment, Das Reich.
In 1940, Krag was the adjutant for the 1st Battalion under Herbert Otto Gille. He was severely wounded on 23 January and returned to Germany to recover. When he returned to the unit, he was posted as the Artillery Regiment Adjutant holding this post for about 6 months. In October 1942, he moved to the Sturmgeschutz (StuG) Battalion as the 2nd Battery Commander. It was during this time that Krag was awarded the German Cross in Gold.
Krag took temporary command of the Sturmgeschutz Battalion in August 1943, and his command was later made permanent. In late July 1944, he was transferred to command the 2nd Panzer Reconnaissance Battalion of Das Reich, which he led through the Battle of Normandy and later, the Battle of the Bulge. He was awarded the Knight's Cross and the only Oakleaves awarded to a member of the Reconnaissance battalion during his period in command of the battalion
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