Klemens Behler
| Klemens Behler | |
|---|---|
| Born |
6 December 1921 Bochum |
| Died |
10 October 1998 (aged 76) Bonn |
| Allegiance |
.svg.png){kind=small} Nazi Germany (to 1945) West Germany |
| Service/branch |
 Waffen SS |
| Years of service | 1937–45 |
| Rank |
Obersturmführer (Waffen-SS) Oberstleutnant of the Reserves (Bundeswehr) |
| Unit | 23rd SS Volunteer Panzer Grenadier Division Nederland |
| Commands held | 3./SS-Artillerie-Regiment 54 |
| Battles/wars | |
| Awards | Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross |
Klemens Behler (6 December 1921 – 10 October 1998) was an Obersturmführer (first lieutenant) 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 Obersturmführer and commander of 3./SS-Artillerie-Regiment 54[1]
References
Citations
- ↑ Fellgiebel 2000, p. 108.
Bibliography
- Fellgiebel, Walther-Peer (2000) [1986]. Die Träger des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939–1945 — Die Inhaber der höchsten Auszeichnung des Zweiten Weltkrieges aller Wehrmachtteile [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.
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