1 5 th ▁Pan zer ▁Division ▁was ▁wounded ▁in ▁May ▁ 1 9 4 2 , ▁C ras emann ▁was ▁made ▁its ▁acting ▁commander . ▁He ▁led ▁the ▁division ▁through ▁the ▁Battle ▁of ▁Gaz ala ▁and , ▁along ▁with ▁the ▁rest ▁of ▁R omm el ' s ▁forces , ▁contributed ▁to ▁the ▁British ▁defeat . ▁In ▁late ▁July , ▁after ▁the ▁subsequent ▁fighting ▁during ▁which ▁the ▁division , ▁along ▁with ▁the ▁ 2 1 st ▁Pan zer ▁Division , ▁captured ▁Tob ru k ▁and ▁ 3 5 , 0 0 0 ▁Al lied ▁soldiers , ▁C ras emann ▁revert ed ▁to ▁command ▁of ▁the ▁ 3 3 rd ▁Art illery ▁Regiment ▁as ▁General major ▁Hein z ▁von ▁Rand ow ▁had ▁arrived ▁in ▁Africa ▁to ▁take ▁over ▁the ▁division . ▁ ▁The ▁regiment ▁participated ▁in ▁the ▁Battle ▁of ▁Al am ▁Half a ▁and ▁the ▁subsequent ▁Second ▁Battle ▁of ▁El ▁Al ame in , ▁after ▁which ▁it ▁had ▁only ▁seven ▁guns . ▁The ▁A frika ▁Kor ps ▁was ▁now ▁in ▁retre at ▁from ▁Egypt ▁and ▁it ▁had ▁with dra wn ▁to ▁Tri polit ania ▁when , ▁on ▁ 1 7 ▁January ▁ 1 9 4 3 , ▁C ras emann ▁was ▁dispatch ed ▁back ▁to ▁Germany ▁and ▁placed ▁in ▁reserve . ▁After ▁a ▁period ▁of ▁three ▁months , ▁he ▁was ▁posted ▁to ▁the ▁Eastern ▁Front ▁as ▁commander ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 1 6 th ▁Pan zer ▁Art illery ▁Regiment , ▁ 5 th ▁Pan zer ▁Division . ▁He ▁performed ▁well ▁in ▁the ▁fighting ▁around ▁O