Heinrich Kling

Heinrich Kling
Nickname(s)	Heinz
Born	10 September 1913 Kassel, Hessen
Died	30 September 1951 (aged 38) Drowned Lake Constance
Allegiance	Nazi Germany
Service/branch	Waffen-SS
Years of service	1933–45
Rank	Sturmbannführer
Unit	1st SS Division Leibstandarte SS Adolf Hitler
Commands held	18/LSSAH 13s./1st SS Panzer Regiment LSSAH II./1st SS Panzer Regiment LSSAH 101st SS Heavy Panzer Battalion
Battles/wars	World War II
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross German Cross in Gold Iron Cross 1st Class Iron Cross 2nd Class Winter War medal 1941/42 Tank Destruction Badge

Heinrich Kling (10 September 1913 — 30 September 1951) was a Sturmbannführer (major) in the Waffen-SS. His SS number was 39,402 and he was a member of the Leibstandarte SS Adolf Hitler (LSSAH).

World War II

In Autumn of 1942, the 1st SS Motorized Division Leibstandarte SS Adolf Hitler was upgraded to the status of a Panzer Grenadier Division and an additional 13th Company was added equipped with the Tiger tank. The command of the 13th Company was given to Kling. Training on the new tank took place at Paderborn in Germany and then at Ploermel in France. In the end of January 1943, LSSAH was transferred back to the Eastern Front.^[1]

While in command of the 2nd Battalion, SS Panzer Regiment 1 on the 29 December 1943 he was awarded the German Cross in Gold. He was awarded the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 23 February 1944.^[2] He later commanded the 101st SS Heavy Panzer Battalion of the LSSAH.

References

Citations

1. Kurowski 1992, p. 174.
2. @ALEX Österreichische Nationalbibliothek Reichsgesetzblatt Teil I S. 613; 28 September 1941

Bibliography

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• Kurowski, Franz (1992). Panzer Aces. New York: Ballantine Book. ISBN 978-0-345-44884-2.
• 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.