Friedrich Kless

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Years of service 1925–45 Died April 6, 1994 Name Friedrich Kless		Rank Generalmajor

Born 7 October 1906Bayreuth, Germany ( 1906-10-07 ) Allegiance Weimar Republic (to 1933) Nazi Germany Battles/wars World War IIBattle of FranceBattle of Britain Awards Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross Battles and wars Battle of France, Battle of Britain, World War II Service/branch Reichswehr (1925–1933), German Army (1933–1938), Luftwaffe (1938–1945)
Commands held II./Kampfgeschwader 55

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

Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 14 October 1940 as Major and Gruppenkommandeur of the II./Kampfgeschwader 55

German Cross in Gold on 12 January 1943 as Oberstleutnant im Generalstab (in the General Staff) of Luftwaffen-Kommando Ost

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