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Fritz Klingenberg

1912 - 1945

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Fritz Paul Heinrich Otto Klingenberg (17 December 1912 – 23 March 1945) was a German officer in the Waffen-SS who served with the SS Division Das Reich and was a commander of the SS Division Götz von Berlichingen. He was best known for his role in the capture of the Yugoslavian capital, Belgrade, for which he was awarded the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross. In April 1941, the German Army invaded Yugoslavia and then Greece. Klingenberg, a company commander in the Das Reich division, led his unit to the capital, Belgrade, where a small group in the vanguard accepted the surrender of the city on 13 April. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Fritz Klingenberg is the 967th most popular military personnel (up from 1,014th in 2019), the 2,465th most popular biography from Germany and the 177th most popular German Military Personnel.

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Among MILITARY PERSONNELS

Among military personnels, Fritz Klingenberg ranks 967 out of 2,058. Before him are Wilhelm Marschall, Dimitrios Ioannidis, Bertram Ramsay, Hōjō Ujiyasu, Matthew Ridgway, and José Miaja. After him are Sylvester Stadler, Alexios Strategopoulos, Frank Serpico, Ilmari Juutilainen, Thomas J. Hudner Jr., and Khaydhar ibn Kawus al-Afshin.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1912, Fritz Klingenberg ranks 128. Before him are Martin Schwarzschild, Wendy Hiller, Thorbjørn Egner, Moses Finley, Nancy Wake, and Fritz Fischer. After him are David Packard, Edmond Jabès, Charles Addams, Gil Evans, Joachim Schepke, and Manuel Rosas. Among people deceased in 1945, Fritz Klingenberg ranks 163. Before him are Pavle Đurišić, Jacques Doriot, Frank Chapman, Peter Högl, Gustav Cassel, and Bertram Ramsay. After him are Achille Starace, Kitaro Nishida, Joseph Darnand, Helmuth James von Moltke, Paul Giesler, and Ludwig Müller.

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In Germany

Among people born in Germany, Fritz Klingenberg ranks 2,466 out of 7,253. Before him are Johannes Fabricius (1587), Prince Karl Anton of Hohenzollern (1868), Christiane Vulpius (1765), Wilhelm, Duke of Urach (1810), Jurij Brězan (1916), and Princess Ernestine of Saxe-Weimar (1740). After him are Welf II, Duke of Bavaria (1072), Richard Wilhelm (1873), Anacharsis Cloots (1755), Helmut Hasse (1898), Regina Jonas (1902), and Princess Marie Amelie of Baden (1817).

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Among MILITARY PERSONNELS In Germany

Among military personnels born in Germany, Fritz Klingenberg ranks 177. Before him are Karl Frenzel (1911), Hermann-Bernhard Ramcke (1889), Friedrich Hossbach (1894), Reiner Stahel (1892), Dietrich Kraiss (1889), and Wilhelm Marschall (1886). After him are Hans von Obstfelder (1886), Burkhard Christoph von Münnich (1683), Heinrich Bär (1913), Karl Friedrich von Steinmetz (1796), Joachim Schepke (1912), and Karl-Jesko von Puttkamer (1900).

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