Johann "Hans" Ulrich Klintzsch (4 November 1898 in

Lübbenau Lübbenau (, dsb, Lubnjow ; officially Lübbenau/Spreewald, L.S. Lubnjow/Błota (meaning ''Lübbenau/Spree Forest'')) is a town in the Upper Spree Forest-Lusatia District of Brandenburg, Germany. It is located in the bilingual German/ Sorbian r ...

– 17 August 1959 in

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) 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 Hermann Wilhelm Göring (or Goering; ; 12 January 1893 – 15 October 1946) was a German politician, military leader and convicted war criminal. He was one of the most powerful figures in the Nazi Party, which ruled Germany from 1933 to 1 ...

. After his career as SA leader, he went back to the

Luftwaffe The ''Luftwaffe'' () was the aerial-warfare branch of the German ''Wehrmacht'' before and during World War II. Germany's military air arms during World War I, the ''Luftstreitkräfte'' of the Imperial Army and the '' Marine-Fliegerabtei ...

. He died during the wedding of his son Fridthjof.

Decorations and awards

*1914

Iron Cross The Iron Cross (german: link=no, Eisernes Kreuz, , abbreviated EK) was a military decoration in the Kingdom of Prussia, and later in the German Empire (1871–1918) and Nazi Germany (1933–1945). King Frederick William III of Prussia es ...

2nd Class and 1st Class * Silesian probation badge (de) (1921) *

The Honour Cross of the World War 1914/1918 The Honour Cross of the World War 1914/1918 (german: Das Ehrenkreuz des Weltkrieges 1914/1918), commonly, but incorrectly, known as the Hindenburg Cross or the German WWI Service Cross was established by Field Marshal Paul von Hindenburg, Presiden ...

(1934)

References

Notes Bibliography * Further reading * Krüger, Gabriele (1971) ''Die Brigade Ehrhardt''. Leibniz-Verlag. * Tyrell, Albrecht (1969) ''Führer befiehl''. Droste. * Tyrell, Albrecht (1975) ''Vom Trommler zum Führer''. Fink. 1898 births 1959 deaths People from Lübbenau 20th-century Freikorps personnel Organisation Consul members Nazi Party officials Sturmabteilung officers People from the Province of Brandenburg Imperial German Navy personnel of World War I Luftwaffe personnel of World War II {{Nazi-stub