Heinrich Kling

Who was Heinrich Kling?

Heinrich Kling was a Sturmbannführer in the Waffen-SS, his SS number was 39 402 and he was a member of the Leibstandarte SS Adolf Hitler..

In Autumn of 1942, the 1st SS Motorized Division Leibstandarte SS Adolf Hitler. was upgraded to the status of a Panzer Grenadier Division and an additional 13th Company was added equipped with the Tiger tank. The command of the 13th Company was given to Hauptsturmführer Heinz Kling.

Training on the new tank took place at Paderborn in Germany and then at Ploermel in France. In the end of January 1943, LSSAH was transferred back to the Eastern Front.

While in command of the II./Battalion, SS Panzer Regiment 1 on the 29 December 1943 he was awarded the German Cross in Gold He was awarded the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on the 23 February 1944 He later went on to command the 101st SS Heavy Panzer Battalion of the LSSAH and ended the war still in command of the 101st Heavy Panzer Battalion with a total of 51 tank kills to his credit.