zer ▁Division ▁fought ▁a ▁series ▁of ▁delay ing ▁actions , ▁retre ating ▁to ▁just ▁south ▁of ▁Bolog na ▁at ▁which ▁time ▁it ▁was ▁with dra wn ▁for ▁a ▁rest . ▁C ras emann ▁was ▁awarded ▁the ▁Oak ▁Le aves ▁to ▁his ▁Knight ' s ▁Cross ▁promoted ▁to ▁General major ▁in ▁October , ▁and ▁was ▁re called ▁to ▁Germany ▁for ▁promotion . ▁▁ ▁C ras emann ▁was ▁appointed ▁commander ▁of ▁XII ▁SS ▁Army ▁Corps , ▁ 1 5 th ▁Army , ▁in ▁early ▁ 1 9 4 5 , ▁taking ▁over ▁from ▁General ▁der ▁Inf anterie ▁( General ▁of ▁Infantry ) ▁Gün ther ▁Bl ument ritt . ▁Despite ▁the ▁SS ▁design ation ▁in ▁its ▁title , ▁his ▁new ▁command ▁consisted ▁largely ▁of ▁He er ▁personnel . ▁Station ed ▁on ▁the ▁Western ▁Front ▁along ▁the ▁Ru hr ▁River ▁it ▁opposed ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁N inth ▁Army , ▁which ▁comm enced ▁an ▁off ensive ▁on ▁ 2 3 ▁February . ▁He ▁was ▁promoted ▁Gener alle ut nant ▁( lie utenant ▁general ) ▁two ▁days ▁later . ▁The ▁Germ ans ▁were ▁pushed ▁back ▁and ▁by ▁ 1 ▁April ▁had ▁become ▁enc irc led ▁in ▁the ▁Ru hr ▁P ocket . ▁XII ▁SS ▁Army ▁Corps ▁was ▁destroyed ▁and ▁C ras emann ▁surrender ed ▁to ▁United ▁States ▁troops ▁on ▁ 1 7 ▁April . ▁ ▁Tri al ▁and ▁conv iction ▁Im pr ison ed ▁in ▁Special ▁Camp ▁ 1 1 ▁along ▁with ▁several ▁other ▁high ▁ranking ▁German ▁personnel , ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 7 ▁C ras emann ▁faced