Alfred Krauss (officer)

Alfred Krauss
Born(1862-04-26)26 April 1862
Zadar, Dalmatia, Austrian Empire
Died29 September 1938(1938-09-29) (aged 76)
Bad Goisern am Hallstättersee, Upper Austria, Nazi Germany
Allegiance Austria-Hungary
Branch Austro-Hungarian Army
Years of service1883–1918
Rank General der Infanterie
Commands2nd Infantry Division
33rd Infantry Division
29th Infantry Division
1st Army Corps
Eastern Army
Battles / warsWorld War I
AwardsOrder of the Iron Crown 1st class
Grand Cross of the Order of Leopold
Pour le Mérite

Alfred Krauss (26 April 1862 – 29 September 1938) was an Austro-Hungarian officer, privy councilor, and the last-appointed General der Infanterie in the Austro-Hungarian Army. From 1920 Krauss was the leader of the National Association of German Officers in Vienna. In the last year of his life he was appointed a member of the Reichstag for the Nazi Party and an SA-Brigadeführer in the Sturmabteilung (SA), the Nazi paramilitary organization.