Johann-Alfred Klaus

Johann-Alfred Klaus
Johann-Alfred Klaus
Born	4 September 1918 (age 106); Treis an der Mosel
Allegiance	Nazi Germany (to 1945); West Germany
Service / branch	Template:Luftwaffe; Template:GAF
Years of service	?–1945; 1956–77
Rank	Oberleutnant (Wehrmacht); Oberst (Bundeswehr)
Unit	StG 1; SG 1
Battles / wars	World War II Eastern Front;
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Johann-Alfred Klaus (born 4 September 1918) was an Oberleutnant in the Luftwaffe during World War II and a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross. The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership.

Awards and decorations

Aviator badge
Front Flying Clasp of the Luftwaffe
Ehrenpokal der Luftwaffe (16 November 1942)
Iron Cross (1939)
- 2nd Class
- 1st Class
German Cross in Gold (22 July 1943)
Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 26 March 1944 as Oberleutnant and Staffelkapitän of the 6./Schlachtgeschwader 1^[1]

References

Citations

^ Fellgiebel 2000, p. 211.

Bibliography

Brütting, Georg (1992) [1976]. Das waren die deutschen Stuka-Asse 1939 – 1945 (in German) (7th ed.). Stuttgart, Germany: Motorbuch. ISBN 978-3-87943-433-6. {{cite book}}: Invalid |ref=harv (help); Unknown parameter |trans_title= ignored (|trans-title= suggested) (help)
Fellgiebel, Walther-Peer (2000) [1986]. Die Träger des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939–1945 — Die Inhaber der höchsten Auszeichnung des Zweiten Weltkrieges aller Wehrmachtteile (in German). Friedberg, Germany: Podzun-Pallas. ISBN 978-3-7909-0284-6. {{cite book}}: Unknown parameter |trans_title= ignored (|trans-title= suggested) (help)
Patzwall, Klaus D.; Scherzer, Veit (2001). Das Deutsche Kreuz 1941 – 1945 Geschichte und Inhaber Band II (in German). Norderstedt, Germany: Verlag Klaus D. Patzwall. ISBN 978-3-931533-45-8. {{cite book}}: Unknown parameter |trans_title= ignored (|trans-title= suggested) (help)
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 (in German). Jena, Germany: Scherzers Militaer-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-938845-17-2. {{cite book}}: Unknown parameter |trans_title= ignored (|trans-title= suggested) (help)

External links

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[1] Fellgiebel 2000, p. 211.

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