Klien, Heinz

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Date of birth:: November 5th, 1914 (Dresden/Saxony, Germany)
Date of death:: May 1st, 1998 (Heidelberg, Germany)
Nationality:: German (1933-1945, Third Reich)

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Eisernes Kreuz 2. Klasse

Period:: Second World War (1939-1945)

Eisernes Kreuz 1. Klasse

Period:: Second World War (1939-1945)

Deutsches Kreuz in Gold

Period:: Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:: Hauptmann
Unit:: Stab/Kampf-Geschwader 27
Awarded on:: May 27th, 1943

Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes

Period:: Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:: Oberleutnant (Flying Officer)
Unit:: Staffelkapitän II./Kampfgeschwader 27 "Boelcke"
Awarded on:: November 12th, 1941

Awarded for his successes flying bombing missions against targets in Poland, France & the Low Countries, Britain and the USSR.

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- URBANKE, AXEL & KAISER, JOCHEN, Die Ritterkreuzträger der Kampfflieger, Luftfahrtverlag-Start, 2011.

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