Born on 10th September 1913 in the Hessian city of Kassel, Heinrich Kling joined the SS in 1932 just short of his nineteenth birthday. Assigned to the 7. Standarte “Germania” in Arolsen, he started to climb through the non-commissioned rankk, and by 1937 had reached the rank of SS-Scharführer. Identified as a potential officer candidate, … Continue reading SS-Sturmbannführer Heinrich (Heinz) Kling