Hello all,
does anyone have additional info or new pictures of him ? Also Kalss had already 42 Panzerkills in July '44 with a Tiger I , but what was his total after using the Tiger II ? Thanks .
Alois Kalss, SS-Hauptsturmführer der Reserve
* 18.02.1920 in St. Gilgen , Russbachsaag , Land Salzburg , Austria
+ 02.05.1945 in Forst Kummersdorf , south of Berlin
SS-Nr. : 296.184
HJ-Pimpf......................................'34
SS-Anwärter..................................'36
SS-Mann..........................................
SS-Sturmmann..................................
SS-Rottenführer................................
SS-Unterscharführer...........................
SS-Junker d.R. ..........................02. '42
SS-Standartenjunker d.R. ................. '42
SS-Standartenoberjunker d.R. ........05. '42
SS-Untersturmführer d.R. .........01.09. '42
SS-Obersturmführer d.R. ..........30.01. '44
SS-Hauptsturmführer d.R. .........09.11. '44
-HJ (Austria)...............10. '34 / 11. '36
-SS (Austria)................................'36
-SS (Austria)................................'37
-SS-Standarte "Deutschland"............01.04. '38
-SS-Standarte "Deutschland"............'39
-SS-Standarte "Deutschland"............'40
-SS-Division "Wiking"...............'40
-SS-Inf.Rgt."Westland" , SS-Division "Wiking".........01. '41
-2./SS-Aufkl.Abt. , SS-Division "Wiking"............07. '41
-SS-Junkerschule "Bad Tölz" , 6.Lehrgang .........01.02. '42 / 09.05. '42
-SS-KradSch.Ers.Btl. ................05. '42
-SS-Pz.A.u.E.Abt. .............'42
-8.(s.)/SS-Pz.Rgt.2 , SS-Pz.Gr.Div."Das Reich"...................11. '42
-1.Zugfhr. 8.(s.)/SS-Pz.Rgt.2 , SS-Pz.Gr.Div."Das Reich"...................02. '43
-4.Zugfhr. 8.(s.)/SS-Pz.Rgt.2 , SS-Pz.Gr.Div."Das Reich"...................03. '43
-3.Zugfhr. 8.(s.)/SS-Pz.Rgt.2 , SS-Pz.Gr.Div."Das Reich"...................06. '43
-Chef 8.(s.)/SS-Pz.Rgt.2 , SS-Pz.Div."Das Reich"...................18.09. '43 / 12. '43
-Chef 1./(s.)SS-Pz.Abt.102..............'44
-Chef 1./(s.)SS-Pz.Abt.502..............09. '44 / 02.05. '45
RK...........................................23.08. '44
DKiG........................................23.09. '43
EK I.........................................17.09. '44
EK II.........................................10.07. '41
PKA (Silber) IV. Stufe.............................'44
PKA (Silber)...........................................
Inf.St.Abz. (Silber).......................12.05. '42
Pz.Vern.Abz. (Silber).............................'44
Pz.Vern.Abz. (Silber)................................
Verw.Abz. (Gold).........................23.08. '43
Verw.Abz. (Silber)........................31.05. '42
Verw.Abz. (Schwarz).....................13.03. '42
Ostmedaille.........................................'42
Ehrenwinkel für Alte Kämpfer......................
SS-Totenkopf-Ring....................................
and another one in front of a King Tiger in 1945 from the book "Tiger im Kampf II"
RKT SS-Hstuf. Alois Kalss
Re: RKT SS-Hstuf. Alois Kalss
Here an extract from his recommendation for the Knight's Cross and the confirmation of his 42 Panzerkills in July '44 .
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Re: RKT SS-Hstuf. Alois Kalss
does anyone know the circumstances around his death on may 2nd 45?
Re: RKT SS-Hstuf. Alois Kalss
Wounds:
– 1942
– 1943 (head/ear) Charkow
– 18.09.1943 (heavily wounded)
– 02.05.1945 (KIA) (direct hit in tank by Anti-Tank canon )
Anybody knows how much and which wounds he exactly had?
His total of panzerkills was 54 panzer.
– 1942
– 1943 (head/ear) Charkow
– 18.09.1943 (heavily wounded)
– 02.05.1945 (KIA) (direct hit in tank by Anti-Tank canon )
Anybody knows how much and which wounds he exactly had?
His total of panzerkills was 54 panzer.