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Infos about Kurt Krappe - Freies Indien

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Post by Bergmolch » 31 May 2007, 10:12

Hi Guys
may I have some infos about the life of Kurt Krappe, volunteer in the Freies Indien?

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Post by Waffen211 » 31 May 2007, 11:50

Krappe is commander of the Azad Hind Legion, but info about your precedent militar career is unknow. Why? i have looked on all books about legions and i not see any information.

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Post by panzerschreck » 31 May 2007, 13:36

He led the Indische Freiwilligen-Legion der Waffen-SS from December 1944 (succeeded Heinz Bertling).

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Post by Bergmolch » 31 May 2007, 13:42

Waffen211 wrote:Why? i have looked on all books about legions and i not see any information.

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This is the reason why! :wink:

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Post by Waffen211 » 31 May 2007, 16:19

Bertling not assumed never the effective command of the Legion, Krappe rest with the legion to end of war.

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Post by Waffen211 » 31 May 2007, 19:00

Foto of Krappe
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Post by Semenov » 05 Jun 2007, 22:27

Hi,
he was wehrmacht officier and was transfered in W-SS with Legion.

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Post by Waffen211 » 06 Jun 2007, 10:19

Yes, but your birth date?, your unit of provenience?

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Post by Semenov » 16 Jun 2007, 19:34

Krappe, Kurt - 15.07.1899. SS-Staf. from 1.11.1944. (Last levy. P.85)

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Post by Waffen211 » 17 Jun 2007, 17:45

Yes, this information is OK, but your military career, in what unit as milited before indian Legion.

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Post by Forst » 29 Nov 2010, 17:06

I am having a lot of problems determining who owns the copyright to the picture of Major Krappe above. I need to purchase the rights for an academic publication. If anyone has any information I would be grateful. Any other leads would also be appreciated.

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Post by Panzermahn » 30 Nov 2010, 05:26

Waffen211 wrote:Bertling not assumed never the effective command of the Legion, Krappe rest with the legion to end of war.
Rudolf Hartog stated that Heinz Bertling was not wanted by the men of the Indian Legion as the legion commander and they also pleaded Krappe to stay despite Krappe reservation of transferring to Waffen SS. Bertling realized that the men of the Indian Legion does not want him and therefore he refused to take up the Indian Legion command.

Heinz Bertling ended the war as the Festungskommandant Kolberg

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Post by kmlawson » 20 Nov 2011, 00:49

Forst: about the photograph of Krappe above. I have seen a larger version of that photograph, which includes Bose and several more photos of Krappe on p26-27 of

Massimiliano Afiero's
Indische Freiwilligen Legion der Waffen SS La Legione SS indiana di Subhas Chandra Bose
Marvia Edizioni 2007

(in Italian)

in the biblio (p111) the photographs are said to come from: Budes Arkiv, US national archives, Istituto di Storia Moderna di Lubiana (Slovenia), Ufficio Stampa Stato Maggiore dell'Esercito (Italy), Collezione Luca Valente and the authors collection.

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Post by AlifRafikKhan » 07 Dec 2014, 17:49

Did he served in Afrikakorps or Mediterranean before becoming commander of Indian Legion? Why he's wearing tropical uniform then?

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Post by Dave Danner » 28 Oct 2017, 23:52

I suppose better late than never, but here's what I have on Krappe from his Heer personnel file. He may also have an SS personnel file which might have further information after December 1944.

Krappe, Kurt Erich
*15.07.1899 in Schilde, Dramburg

Vater: Erich Krappe, Major a.D., Rittergutsbesitzer
Mutter, Gertrud, geb. Lüdke
Ehefrau: Rose, geb. Matthaei, verheiratet 18.02.1926
Sohn: Rolf, *17.11.1928 in Irniga, Tanganjika
Sohn: Kurt-Henning, *28.09.1930 in Lupembe, Tanganjika
Sohn: Klaus, *17.08.1933 in Mufindi, Tanganjika
Sohn: Peter, *07.12.1938 in Itzehoe
Tochter: Rosemarie, *19.02.1927 in Schilde

Dienstlaufbahn:
30.11.1915 Kriegsfreiwilliger, 1.Ersatz-Maschinengewehr-Kompanie d. VIII.Armeekorps
29.02.1916 in die Ersatz-Gebirgs-Maschinengewehr-Abteilung Nr. 5 versetzt
05.05.1916 in die Ersatz-Maschinengewehr-Kompanie Nr. 4 Lüttich versetzt
06.05.1916 in das Landwehr-Infanterie-Regiment Nr. 73 versetzt
10.06.1916 Gefreiter
27.08.1916 Unteroffizier
19.11.1916 Vizefeldwebel und Offizier-Aspirant
12.01.1917 in das Ers./Landwehr-Infanterie-Regiment Nr. 73 versetzt
12.05.1917-23.05.1917 Offizier-Aspirant-Kursus Döberitz
05.06.1917 in die 1.MG-Komp./Landwehr-Infanterie-Regiment Nr. 73 versetzt
30.07.1917 Leutnant der Reserve
08.04.1918-04.05.1918 z. Waffenmeister-Kursus Spandau kommandiert
17.08.1918 z. Flieger-Ersatz-Abteilung Nr. 1 Altenburg kommandiert
25.08.1918 z. Flieger-Ersatz-Abteilung Nr. 5 Hannover kommandiert
05.11.1918 z. Flieger-Beobachter-Schule Schwerin kommandiert
23.11.1918 in die 2.Ersatz-Maschinengewehr-Kompanie d. X.Armeekorps versetzt
28.01.1919 in das Füsilier-Regiment Nr. 34 versetzt
31.10.1919 ausgeschieden

01.11.1919-15.03.1924 auf Gut Schilde zur Erlernung der Landwirtschaft
16.03.1924-31.07.1925 Kursus im Pommernwerk A.-G. (Automobilverkauf)
01.08.1925-25.03.1928 Leitender I.Beamter auf Gut Schilde
26.03.1928-28.06.1935 Besitzer einer Kaffepflanzung i.d. ehem. Deutsch-Ostafrika
29.06.1935-31.09.1935 Erholungsurlaub in Berlin

01.10.1935 zwecks Probedienst als E-Offizier-Anwärter bei der Wehrersatz-Inspektion Schleswig-Holstein angestellt
01.04.1936 m.W.v. 01.01.1936 als Hauptmann (E) (RDA 01.11.34) beim W.B.O. Itzehoe angestellt
01.11.1936 Ord.Nr. 66 z. RDA v. 01.11.34 erhalten, z.Zt. WBK Rendsburg (WMA Itzehoe)
01.10.1938 RDA v. 01.05.34 (295) erhalten
03.01.1939 z. WBK Mährisch-Trübau (WMA Mährisch-Trübau) versetzt
01.04.1939 WBK Zwittau (WMA Zwittau) (Umbenennung der Stellenbesetzung)
01.08.1940 Major (217)
20.10.1941-12.11.1941 z. Bataillons-Führer-Lehrgang Hirschberg kommandiert
13.11.1941-19.11.1941 WBK Zwittau
20.11.1941 z. Stab d. Division Nr. 78 kommandiert
17.12.1941-31.07.1942 z. Stab W.Kdo. IV kommandiert
01.08.1942-31.08.1942 z. Sonderstab F kommandiert
01.09.1942 Führerreserve OKH unter gleichztg. Kommandierung z. Indischen Legion
01.03.1943 zu den aktiv. Truppenoffz. übergeführt (RDA 01.08.40 (245))
02.02.1943 z. Stab d. 334.Infanterie-Division kommandiert
01.04.1943 Oberstleutnant (96)
15.04.1943 Führerreserve OKH unter gleichztg. Kommandierung z. Indischen Legion (Infanterie-Regiment 950)
19.06.1943 m.W.v. 19.04.43 Kdr. I.Btl. Indischer Legion (Infanterie-Regiment 950)
01.07.1943 Kdr. Indischer Legion (Infanterie-Regiment 950)
30.11.1944 Führerreserve OKH unter gleichztg. Kommandierung i.d. Befehlsbereich der Waffen-SS
11.12.1944 scheidet aus d. Befehlsbereich d. OKH aus und tritt m.Wv. 12.12.1944 i.d. Befehlsbereich der Waffen-SS über

Auszeichnungen:
30.11.1916 Eisernes Kreuz 2.Klasse
08.11.1919 Eisernes Kreuz 1.Klasse
xx.xx.xxxx Ehrenkreuz für Frontkämpfer
02.10.1936 Wehrmacht (Heer) Dienstauszeichnung 4.Klasse
19.07.1940 Medaille zur Erinnerung an den 1.10.1938
07.05.1941 Kriegsverdienstkreuz 2.Klasse mit Schwertern
01.09.1943 Kriegsverdienstkreuz 1.Klasse mit Schwertern
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