__NOTOC__ Friedrich-Carl Cranz (14 November 1886 – 24 March 1941) was a German general during

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who commanded 18th Infantry Division. He was a recipient of the

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. Cranz was killed 24 March 1941 in a training accident by friendly artillery fire. He is buried in the Invalid's Cemetery in

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on 29 June 1940 as ''

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'' and commander of 18. Infanterie-Division Fellgiebel 2000, p. 132.

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