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Johann Alfred Klaus

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Years of service
  
?–1945 1956–77

Service/branch
  
Luftwaffe

Name
  
Johann-Alfred Klaus

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Born
  
4 September 1918 (age 105) Treis an der Mosel (
1918-09-04
)

Allegiance
  
Nazi Germany (to 1945)  West Germany

Rank
  
Oberleutnant (Wehrmacht) Oberst im Generalstab (Bundeswehr)

Battles/wars
  
World War II Eastern Front

Awards
  
Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Battles and wars
  
Eastern Front, World War II

Unit
  
Sturzkampfgeschwader 1, Schlachtgeschwader 1

Johann-Alfred Klaus (born 4 September 1918) was an Oberleutnant in the Luftwaffe during World War II and a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross. The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership.

Awards and decorations

  • Aviator badge
  • Front Flying Clasp of the Luftwaffe
  • Ehrenpokal der Luftwaffe (16 November 1942)
  • Iron Cross (1939)
  • 2nd Class
  • 1st Class
  • German Cross in Gold (22 July 1943)
  • Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 26 March 1944 as Oberleutnant and Staffelkapitan of the 6./Schlachtgeschwader 1

    • References

    Johann-Alfred Klaus Wikipedia
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