Klemens Behler

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 1937–45
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

World War II

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

References

Citations

  1. 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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