Karl Wilhelm Krause (5 March 1911 – 6 May 2001) was a Waffen-SS officer (SS number: 236,858) who rose to the rank of SS-Hauptsturmführer (captain) during World War II. He was a personal orderly (valet) and bodyguard to Adolf Hitler from 1934 to mid-September 1939. Thereafter, he served in the 12th SS Panzer Division Hitlerjugend. At the war's end he surrendered to American troops. Krause was interned until June 1946.
Born |
5 March 1911 , Germany
|
Died |
6 May 2001 (aged 90)
|
Zodiac | Pisces |
Tags | Add tag |