Dietrich Kraiss

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[[]] 21:37, 6 February 2007 (UTC) Dietrich Kraiss (November 16, 1889, Stuttgart - June 6, 1944, Saint-Lô) was a German Generalleutnant during World War II, awarded the Knight's Cross with Oak Leaves

Kraiss was a commander of the 90th Infantry Regiment (from September 1939 to March 1941), 168th Infantry Division (from July 1941 to March 1943) and 355th Infantry Division until May 1943. In November 1943 he took command of the 352nd Infantry Division which was in 1944, with six other divisions, located in Normandy in front of the Allied invasion. His 352nd Infantry Division had 7,400 soldiers and kept defensive positions around St. Lô. He was eventually killed in the fighting of Omaha Beach when he was hit by a friendly fire mortar grenade.