Date of birth:

November 22nd, 1914 (Niederschönbrunn (Lauban), Germany)

Date of death:

January 1945 (Near Neustettin, Germany)

Nationality:

German

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Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

Rank:

Major

Unit:

Kommandeur I./Panzer-Artillerie-Regiment 80

Awarded on:

December 28th, 1943

The following wartime excerpt describes why Klotzsche was awarded the Knight’s Cross…

“Major Hans Klotzsche… cleared an important road for the withdrawal movement of his Division on the southern sector of the Eastern front. He did so against a much larger enemy force and with his men fighting partially in the infantry role.”

• Photo 1: Igor Poul
• - Haupt, W., Die 8. Panzer-Division im Zweiten Weltkrieg, Podzun-Pallas, Friedberg, Germany, 1987