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|birth_place=Germany
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|rank_final=Lieutenant colonel
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|specialty=Military intelligence; military education
|division=84th Infantry Division
|years_of_service=1943–1963
|awards=Bronze Star Medal
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Fritz Gustav Anton Kraemer (July 3, 1908 &ndash; September 8, 2003) was an American military educator and advisor. He served as Senior Civilian Advisor to the Army Chief of Staff and is credited with mentoring Henry Kissinger and Alexander Haig.
'''Fritz Gustav Anton Kraemer''' (July 3, 1908&ndash;September 8, 2003) was an American military educator, military-intelligence officer, and Senior Civilian Advisor to the Army Chief of Staff.
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== Biography ==
== Biography ==
Fritz Gustav Anton Kraemer (July 3, 1908 &ndash; September 8, 2003) was an American military educator and advisor. A Lutheran who opposed Nazism, he left Germany for the United States in 1939. He was drafted into the U.S. Army in 1943 and served with the 84th Infantry Division before working in military intelligence. His Camp Ritchie service made him one of the Ritchie Boys. He later served as Senior Civilian Advisor to the Army Chief of Staff and influenced a generation of military and government leaders, including Henry Kissinger and Alexander Haig. Kraemer died in Washington, D.C., and was buried with full military honors at Arlington National Cemetery.
Fritz Gustav Anton Kraemer was born in Germany and left for the United States in 1939. He was drafted into the U.S. Army in 1943 and arrived at Camp Ritchie as a private with German and Italian language knowledge. He began Class 10 but did not graduate, and later served with the 84th Infantry Division and in military intelligence.
 
Kraemer received a battlefield commission as a second lieutenant and the Bronze Star Medal. After World War II he continued his military career in the Army Reserve, retiring as a lieutenant colonel in 1963. He later served as Senior Civilian Advisor to the Army Chief of Staff and influenced military and government leaders, including Henry Kissinger and Alexander Haig. Kraemer died in Washington, D.C., and was buried with full military honors at Arlington National Cemetery.


== Research notes ==
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== Timeline ==
== Timeline ==
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* 3 July 1908 — Born in Germany.
* 3 July 1908 — Born in Germany.
* June 1943 — Arrived at Camp Ritchie as a private with German and Italian language knowledge.
* June 1943 — Arrived at Camp Ritchie as a private with German and Italian language knowledge.
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* 1944–1945 — Served with the 84th Infantry Division and received a battlefield commission as a second lieutenant and the Bronze Star Medal.
* 1944–1945 — Served with the 84th Infantry Division and received a battlefield commission as a second lieutenant and the Bronze Star Medal.
* 1963 — Retired from the Army Reserve as a lieutenant colonel.
* 1963 — Retired from the Army Reserve as a lieutenant colonel.
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== Sources ==
== Sources ==
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