Klemens Behler

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Klemens Behler
Born	6 December 1921 Bochum
Died	10 October 1998(1998-10-10) (aged 76) Bonn
Allegiance	Nazi Germany (to 1945) West Germany
Service/branch	Waffen SS
Years of service	1937–1945
Rank	Obersturmbannführer (Wehrmacht) Oberstleutnant der Reserve (Bundeswehr)
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 an 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 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 – Die Inhaber der höchsten Auszeichnung des Zweiten Weltkrieges aller Wehrmachtsteile [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.
Scherzer, Veit (2007). Die 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 [The Knight's Cross Bearers 1939–1945 The Holders of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross 1939 by Army, Air Force, Navy, Waffen-SS, Volkssturm and Allied Forces with Germany According to the Documents of the Federal Archives] (in German). Jena, Germany: Scherzers Miltaer-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-938845-17-2.

Bundesmarine

Bundesgrenzschutz

Kurt Andersen Erwin Bohlken Johannes Bruhn Arnold Burmeister Anton Grasser (Oak Leaves) Lothar Hofer Hermann Knuth Willy Langkeit (Oak Leaves) Werner Lutze Erich Schlemminger Günter Zugehör

in alphabetical order

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

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