Ernst Klaffus
Ernst Klaffus (born September 17, 1935 in Rerik ; † November 30, 2011 ) was a German officer.
Career
Klaffus initially worked in retail for a short time. In 1959 he joined the German Armed Forces and started an officer career. From March 1980 to September 1982 he was in command of the 13th Panzer Grenadier Brigade , and from October 1985 to November 1987 he was in command of the 11th Panzer Grenadier Division .
From 1987 to 1990 he held the position of chief of staff in the command staff of the army . From 1990 to 1994 he headed the Army Office with the rank of Lieutenant General .
Klaffus had three sons, including General Gerhard Ernst-Peter Klaffus and Colonel Werner Klaffus, since 2017 Commander of the United Nations Training Center of the Bundeswehr in Hammelburg .
Klaffus died in 2011 at the age of 76. His grave is in the Melaten cemetery in Cologne (hall 26 (Y)).
Honors
- 1984: Cross of Merit on Ribbon of the Federal Republic of Germany
- 1989: Cross of Merit 1st Class of the Federal Republic of Germany
literature
- Giancarlo Colombo, Horst Kliemann (Ed.): Who's Who in Germany , Intercontinental Book and Publishing Company, 1994
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Heinz Gaedcke (1959–1960) | Cord von Hobe (1961–1964) | Otto Uechtritz (1964–1968) | Werner Ebeling (1968–1970) | Hans-Heinrich Klein (1970–1974) | Gottfried Ewert (1974–1977) | Meinhard Glanz (1977–1980) | Hans-Henning von Sandrart (1980–1983) | Hans Hoster (1983–1985) | Ernst Klaffus (1985–1987) | Hubertus Senff (1987–1992) | Karsten Oltmanns (1992–1994)
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|---|---|
| SURNAME | Gap, Ernst |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German officer, head of the Army Office |
| DATE OF BIRTH | September 17, 1935 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Rerik |
| DATE OF DEATH | November 30, 2011 |