Date of birth:

January 28th, 1914 (Nuremberg/Bavaria, Germany)

Date of death:

July 19th, 1944 (Hajnówka/General Gouverment, Germany (Poland))

Nationality:

German (1933-1945, Third Reich)

Flew a total of 551 ground attack sorties, including 12 with the Fw 190.

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Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

Rank:

Oberleutnant (Flying Officer)

Unit:

Flugzeugführer

Awarded on:

July 6th, 1942

Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

Rank:

Oberleutnant

Unit:

8./Stuka-Geschwader 1

Awarded on:

October 20th, 1942

Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

Rank:

Oberleutnant (Flying Officer)

Unit:

Staffelkapitän 8./Stukageschwader 1

Awarded on:

April 16th, 1943

The following newspaper excerpt (dated 28.04.1943) describes why Klüber received the Knight’s Cross…

“Oberleutnant Klüber destroyed (among other things) 28 tanks, 12 artillery pieces and 100+ vehicles over the course of 500 combat sorties.”

• - FELLGIEBEL, W.P., Elite of theThird Reich, Helion & Company Limited, Solihull, 2003.
  - PATZWALL, K. & SCHERZER, V., Das Deutsche Kreuz 1941-1945, Verlag Klaus D. Patzwall, Norderstedt, 2001.
  - PATZWALL, K. D., Der Ehrenpokal für besondere Leistung im Luftkrieg, Verlag Klaus D. Patzwall, Norderstedt, 2008.
  - URBANKE, AXEL & KAISER, JOCHEN, Die Ritterkreuzträger der Kampfflieger, Luftfahrtverlag-Start, 2011.
  - Die Grenz-Zeitung (Edition 116)