Georg Kraut

Georg Kraut
Born	(1870-10-05)5 October 1870 Hildesheim, Province of Hanover, Prussia
Died	10 December 1964(1964-12-10) (aged 94) Hildesheim, West Germany
Allegiance	German Empire (1892–1918)  Weimar Republic (1918–20)
Service / branch	Imperial German Army  Prussian Army  Reichsheer
Years of service	1892–1920
Rank	Oberstleutnant

Major Georg Kraut (5 October 1870 – 10 December 1964) was born in Hildesheim by Georg and Auguste Kraut, née Hoppenstedt. Together with his four siblings Anne (* 1866), Carl (* 1867), Luise (* 1868) and Wilhelm (* 1879) Kraut, he grew up in a Lutheran family of lawyers. He was an officer of the Imperial German Army during the First World War, a veteran of the Schutztruppe, and the second-in-command of Paul von Lettow-Vorbeck.^[1] He was active in German East Africa. He participated in multiple battles, including the Battle of Tanga, the Battle of Salaita Hill, and the Battle of Iringa. Post-war, he joined the Freikorps with Lettow-Vorbeck and helped suppress the Spartacist Revolt.