Hans Ulrich Klintzsch

Hans Ulrich Klintzsch
Birth name	Johann Ulrich Klintzsch
Born	4 November 1898 Lübbenau, German Empire
Died	17 August 1959 (aged 60) Hamburg, West Germany
Allegiance	Weimar Republic (1923–1933) Nazi Germany (1933–1945)
Service / branch	Imperial German Navy Reichsmarine Luftwaffe
Years of service	1919–45
Rank	Fähnrich zur See (Kaiserliche Marine) Oberleutnant zur See (Reichsmarine) Oberster SA-Führer Oberst (Luftwaffe)

Johann "Hans" Ulrich Klintzsch (4 November 1898 – 17 August 1959) was a naval lieutenant from the Erhardt Brigade who later served as Oberster SA-Führer, the supreme commander of the Sturmabteilung (SA), from 1921 to February 1923, when he returned to his former unit and ceded control to Hermann Göring. After his career as SA leader, he went back to the Luftwaffe. He died during the wedding of his son Fridthjof.

Decorations and awards

• 1914 Iron Cross 2nd Class and 1st Class
• Silesian probation badge (de) (1921)
• The Honour Cross of the World War 1914/1918 (1934)

References

Notes

Bibliography

• Miller, Michael (2015). Leaders of the Storm Troops Volume 1. England: Helion & Company. ISBN 978-1-909982-87-1.

Further reading

• Krüger, Gabriele (1971) Die Brigade Ehrhardt. Leibniz-Verlag. (in German)
• Tyrell, Albrecht (1969) Führer befiehl. Droste. (in German)
• Tyrell, Albrecht (1975) Vom Trommler zum Führer. Fink. (in German)