FK
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German general and Knight's Cross recipient
Gender:
Male
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Birth:
7 October 1906(Bayreuth)
Death:
6 April 1994
The details
Biography
Introduction
Friedrich Kless (7 October 1906 – 6 April 1994) was a German general in the Luftwaffe of Nazi Germany during World War II. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross.
Awards and decorations
- Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 14 October 1940 as Major and Gruppenkommandeur of the II./Kampfgeschwader 55
- German Cross in Gold on 12 January 1943 as Oberstleutnant im Generalstab (in the General Staff) of Luftwaffen-Kommando Ost
- Fellgiebel 2000, p. 213.
- Patzwall & Scherzer 2001, p. 233.