Friedrich Kless
Appearance
Friedrich Kless | |
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Born | 7 October 1906 |
Died | 6 April 1994 | (aged 87)
Allegiance | Nazi Germany |
Service | Luftwaffe |
Rank | Generalmajor |
Commands | II./Kampfgeschwader 55 |
Battles / wars | World War II |
Awards | Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross |
Friedrich Kless (7 October 1906 – 6 April 1994) was a German general during World War II. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross.
Awards and decorations
[edit]- Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 14 October 1940 as Major and Gruppenkommandeur of the II./Kampfgeschwader 55[1]
- German Cross in Gold on 12 January 1943 as Oberstleutnant im Generalstab (in the General Staff) of Luftwaffen-Kommando Ost[2]
References
[edit]Citations
[edit]Bibliography
[edit]- Fellgiebel, Walther-Peer (2000) [1986]. Die Träger des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939–1945 — Die Inhaber der höchsten Auszeichnung des Zweiten Weltkrieges aller Wehrmachtteile [The Bearers of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross 1939–1945 — The Owners of the Highest Award of the Second World War of all Wehrmacht Branches] (in German). Friedberg, Germany: Podzun-Pallas. ISBN 978-3-7909-0284-6.
Categories:
- 1906 births
- 1990 deaths
- People from Bayreuth
- Military personnel from the Kingdom of Bavaria
- Luftwaffe World War II generals
- Recipients of the Gold German Cross
- Recipients of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross
- German prisoners of war in World War II
- Reichswehr personnel
- German World War II pilots
- Major generals of the Luftwaffe
- Military personnel from Bavaria