As World War I broke out, Krauß entered the Army as a war volunteer with the Replacement Battalion of the 1st Bavarian Field-Artillery-Regiment (16 August 1914 – 20 October 1914).
By the time World War II began, he was an Oberstleutnant (Lieutenant Colonel). Krauß went on to serve as a Generalmajor in the Luftwaffe during World War II. He was an officer with special duties of the RLM and C-in-C Luftwaffe (1 November 1939 – 28 February 1940) and group-leader in the Regulations-Department, RLM (1 March 1940 – 30 September 1940). From 1 October 1940 to 30 April 1941, he was the commander of the Greater Bomber Flying School 3 in Warsaw and air-base-commandant Warsaw.
He was released from captivity in June 1947 and died in Lindau, Germany on 20 February 1953.
Bibliography
John Weal: He 111 Kampfgeschwader in the West (Combat Aircraft). Osprey Publishing, 2012, p. 89, ISBN978-1-84908-670-7.