Hermann Klein (officer)

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Allegiance Nazi Germany Battles/wars World War II		Service/branch Heer Name Hermann Klein
Died 18 August 1944(1944-08-18) (aged 31) MIA Ergli, Courland Rank Major of the Reserves (posthumously) Unit 329th Infantry Division

Hermann Klein (19 July 1913 – 18 August 1944) was a Major of the Reserves in the Wehrmacht during World War II. He was also a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves. The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross and its higher grade Oak Leaves was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership.

Awards

Iron Cross (1939)

2nd Class (3 November 1941)

1st Class (14 February 1943)

Honour Roll Clasp of the Army (17 December 1943)

Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves

Knight's Cross on 15 April 1944 as Oberleutnant of the Reserves and Regimentsadjutant in the Grenadier-Regiment 551

567th Oak Leaves on 2 September 1944 as Hauptmann of the Reserves and Regimentsadjutant in the Grenadier-Regiment 551

References

Hermann Klein (officer) Wikipedia

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