Fritz Krauss

Fritz Krauss (born 20 March 1898 in Chur, Switzerland, died 13 July 1978 in Großhansdorf, Germany) was a German naval officer, most recently a Konteradmiral in the World War II. Between 16 August 1944 – 22 July 1945, Fritz Krauss was Director of Department of Naval Intelligence (German: Marinenachrichtendienst), specifically 3 SKL/MND IV of the German Navy.

Life

On 10 April 1917 Krauss entered the Imperial German Navy as a war volunteer and an officer candidate. He completed his basic training on the Cruiser , then moved to the Naval Academy Mürwik and was transferred after that visit to the dreadnought SMS König for further training. While on board the ship on 15 February 1918, he was appointed as ensign . He remained onboard until 31 December 1918 and was then put into the reserve, leaving the active service on 21 January. On 1 June 1941 he was promoted to Captain at sea and from 2 February to 1 April 1943 he was Captain of the ship. He then served as Naval Intelligence officer of the German Naval Command in Italy until 31 August 1943, and was then transferred to the Oberkommando der Kriegsmarine. From 16 August 1944 he was Chief of German Naval Intelligence Service and B-Dienst and was promoted to rear admiral a month later. Shortly before the service was disbanded, on 19 December 1947, he was retired.