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  • Johannes Klein
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  • Johannes Klein (c. 1909-19??) was an Oberscharfuhrer in the SS. He is most remembered as the bodyguard and driver for Reinhard Heydrich, the de facto dictator of the Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia. Klein was present when Heydrich was fatally wounded in Prague in 1942, receiving an injury himself, which caused a permanent limp.
  • Leutnant Johannes Klein was a World War I flying ace credited with 16 confirmed and two unconfirmed aerial victories. He became a fighter pilot in February 1917, and received his initial assignment to either Royal Prussian Jasta 27 or Royal Prussian Jasta 29. He switched to Royal Prussian Jasta 18 in August 1917, and scored his first victories there, downing a Spad on 16 August and a Sopwith Camel on 5 September. Klein then transferred to Royal Prussian Jasta 15, and scored the remainder of his wins between 30 March and 25 September 1918.
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Unit
  • Jasta 27 or Jasta 29, Jasta 18, Jasta 15
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type of appearance
  • Direct
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Branch
  • Aviation
Name
  • Johannes Klein
Awards
death date
  • 1926
Rank
  • Leutnant
Allegiance
  • Germany
Affiliations
Occupation
  • Guerrilla
  • Soldier, Driver
Death
  • 20
Birth
  • c. 1909
Nationality
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  • Leutnant Johannes Klein was a World War I flying ace credited with 16 confirmed and two unconfirmed aerial victories. He became a fighter pilot in February 1917, and received his initial assignment to either Royal Prussian Jasta 27 or Royal Prussian Jasta 29. He switched to Royal Prussian Jasta 18 in August 1917, and scored his first victories there, downing a Spad on 16 August and a Sopwith Camel on 5 September. Klein then transferred to Royal Prussian Jasta 15, and scored the remainder of his wins between 30 March and 25 September 1918. He was awarded the Royal House Order of Hohenzollern on 19 September 1918.
  • Johannes Klein (c. 1909-19??) was an Oberscharfuhrer in the SS. He is most remembered as the bodyguard and driver for Reinhard Heydrich, the de facto dictator of the Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia. Klein was present when Heydrich was fatally wounded in Prague in 1942, receiving an injury himself, which caused a permanent limp.
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