Wilhelm-Ernst August Bernhard Adolf Martin Freiherr von Cramm (30 September 1917 – 29 May 1996) was a highly decorated Major in the Wehrmacht during World War II. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross (German: Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes). The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross was awarded to recognize extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership. After the war he became head of the German Party, a conservative German political party. His brother was Gottfried Freiherr von Cramm, a German amateur era tennis champion and twice French Open champion.
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30 September 1917 Brüggen, Germany
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Died |
29 May 1996 (aged 78) Baddeckenstedt, Germany
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Zodiac | Libra |
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