Werner Klaas (10 May 1914 – between 30 March and 4 April 1945) was a German international
footballer
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.
Personal life
Klaas served as an ''
Oberleutnant'' (senior lieutenant) in the
German Army
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during the
Second World War
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.
He was
killed in action on the
Eastern Front between 30 March and 4 April 1945.
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1914 births
1945 deaths
Men's association football defenders
German men's footballers
Germany men's international footballers
German Army personnel killed in World War II
German Army officers of World War II
People from Olpe (district)
Footballers from Arnsberg (region)
Military personnel from North Rhine-Westphalia
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