War in Russia
During the operations in Russia with the 13. Panzer Division, Fritz Kraemer once again proved himself to be an excellent commander and in 1942 was awarded both the German Cross in Gold and the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross. Although he was a Heer officer, in January 1943, Josef "Sepp" Dietrich selected Kraemer as the senior administrative officer (Ia) of the I.SS-Panzer Korps with the rank of SS-Oberführer. Soon Dietrich realized that Fritz Kraemer was an ideal choice for this position and officially admitted him into the SS on 1 August 1944. He was given the rank of SS-Brigadeführer.
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