Alfred Krauss (officer)
Alfred Krauss | |
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| Born | 26 April 1862 Zadar, Dalmatia, Austrian Empire |
| Died | 29 September 1938 (aged 76) Bad Goisern am Hallstättersee, Upper Austria, Nazi Germany |
| Allegiance | Austria-Hungary |
| Branch | Austro-Hungarian Army |
| Years of service | 1883–1918 |
| Rank | General der Infanterie |
| Commands | 2nd Infantry Division 33rd Infantry Division 29th Infantry Division 1st Army Corps Eastern Army |
| Battles / wars | World War I |
| Awards | Order 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.