Kless, Friedrich

Date of birth:: October 7th, 1906 (Bayreuth/Bavaria, Germany)
Date of death:: April 6th, 1994 (Krailling/Munich, Germany)
Nationality:: German

Biography

Promotions:
August 1st, 1926: Fahnenjunker-Gefreiter;
November 1st, 1926: Fahnenjunker-Unteroffizier;
September 1st, 1927: Fähnrich;
August 1st, 1928: Oberfähnrich;
December 1st, 1928: Leutnant;
December 1st, 1932: Oberleutnant;
March 1st, 1936: Hauptmann;
June 1st, 1940: Major;
April 1st, 1942: Oberstleutnant;
September 1st, 1943: Oberst im Generalstab (RDA: -10-);
April 1st, 1945: Generalmajor.

Career:
April 7th, 1925: Infanterie-Regiment 21;
November 18th, 1926 - August 31st, 1927: I. Lehrgang, Infanterieschule;
October 15th, 1927 - August 12th, 1928: II. Lehrgang, Infanterieschule;
June 1st, 1933 - September 3rd, 1933: on leave – language-Studies in Russia;
September 4th, 1933 - July 31st, 1935: Wachoffizier, Kriegsschule Dresden;
October 15th, 1935: Adjutanten-Lehrgang, Kriegsschule Potsdam;
October 6th, 1936: Generalstabslehrgang, Kriegsakademie;
August 1st, 1938: RLM/Oberkommando der Luftwaffe;
August 22nd, 1938: Luftkriegsakademie, Berlin-Gatow
September 1st, 1938: Stab, 5. Flieger-Division;
November 1st, 1938: Ia, 5. Flieger-Division;
August 26th, 1939: Ia, V. Fliegerkorps;
March 11th, 1940: Generalstab, Luftwaffenkommando III;
March 13th, 1940: Ia, Nahkampfleiter II;
June 3rd, 1940: I. Gruppe, Kampfgeschwader 55;
July 3rd, 1940: II. Gruppe, Kampfgeschwader 55;
July 13th, 1940: Stab, Kampfgeschwader 55;
July 27th, 1940: Kommandeur, II. Gruppe, Kampfgeschwader 55;
October 28th, 1940: Ia, IV. Fliegerkorps;
March 25th, 1941: Ia, V. Fliegerkorps;
April 10th, 1942: Leiter Stab I, Luftkommando 6;
February 26th, 1943: Stabchef, Luftkommando 6;
May 11th, 1943: Stabchef, Luftflotte 6;
May 8th, 1945 - December 22nd, 1947: POW.

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Flugzeugführerabzeichen

Period:: Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:: Major (Squadron Leader)
Awarded on:: May 3rd, 1939

Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes

Period:: Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:: Major (Squadron Leader)
Unit:: Kommandeur II., Kampfgeschwader 55, Luftwaffe
Awarded on:: October 14th, 1940

Awarded for the success of his Gruppe during the Battle of Britain. Starting from when he took up command of the formation on the 27.07.1940, the unit dropped a total of 780 tons of bombs on targets in England over the next three months. During this time the most notable success was destroying an important aircraft factory on the south coast of England.