Klemens Behler

Klemens Behler
Born	6 December 1921 Bochum
Died	10 October 1998(1998-10-10) (aged 76) Bonn
Allegiance	Nazi Germany
Service/branch	Waffen SS
Years of service	1937–1945
Rank	Obersturmbannführer
Unit	23rd SS Volunteer Panzer Grenadier Division Nederland
Commands held	3. / SS-Artillerie-Regiment 54
Battles/wars	World War II Operation Barbarossa Siege of Leningrad Battle for Narva Bridgehead Courland Pocket Battle of Halbe
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Klemens Behler (6 December 1921 – 10 October 1998) was a Obersturmbannführer, in the Waffen SS during World War II. He was awarded the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross to recognize extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership by Nazi Germany during World War II.

Awards and decorations

Iron Cross (1939)
- 2nd Class (24 May 1940)
- 1st Class (21 July 1940)
Wound Badge (1939)
- in Black (?)
- in Silver (?)
Eastern Front Medal
General Assault Badge
Close Combat Clasp
- in Bronze (?)
Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross
- Knight's Cross on 17 March 1945 as Obersturmbannführer and commander of 3. / SS-Artillerie-Regiment 54 ^[1]

Fellgiebel, Walther-Peer (2000). Die Träger des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939-1945. Friedburg, Germany: Podzun-Pallas. ISBN 3-7909-0284-5.
Scherzer, Veit (2007). Ritterkreuzträger 1939–1945 Die Inhaber des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939 von Heer, Luftwaffe, Kriegsmarine, Waffen-SS, Volkssturm sowie mit Deutschland verbündeter Streitkräfte nach den Unterlagen des Bundesarchives (in German). Jena, Germany: Scherzers Miltaer-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-938845-17-2.

Persondata
Name	Behler, Klemens
Alternative names
Short description	German officer and Knight's Cross recipient
Date of birth	6 December 1921
Place of birth	Bochum, Germany
Date of death	10 October 1998
Place of death	Bonn, Germany