Hans Ulrich Klintzsch
Birth name	Johann Ulrich Klintzsch
Born	4 November 1898 Lübbenau,German Empire
Died	17 August 1959 (aged 60) Hamburg,West Germany
Allegiance	Weimar Republic (1923–1933) Nazi Germany (1933–1945)
Branch	Imperial German Navy  Reichsmarine  Luftwaffe
Years of service	1919–45
Rank	Fähnrich zur See (Kaiserliche Marine) Oberleutnant zur See (Reichsmarine) Oberster SA-Führer Oberst (Luftwaffe)

Johann "Hans"Ulrich Klintzsch^[1] (4 November 1898 – 17 August 1959) was a formerImperial German Navylieutenant who was an early leader of theNazi Party'sSturmabteilung (SA).

After the German defeat in theFirst World War, Klintzsch moved toMunich to continue his studies. It was there he joined theErhardt Brigade, aFreikorps unit of the earlyWeimar Republic that had been formed from members of the formerImperial German Navy. In 1920Adolf Hitler asked the Ehrhardt Brigade to take over the military control of its euphemistically named "gymnastics and sports department" which was actually cover for the fledglingSturmabteilung (Nazi Stormtroopers). Klintzsch, who had joined theNSDAP that year, took an active role in training the SA members. In late 1921 he was arrested under the suspicion of involvement in the murder ofMatthias Erzberger, aCentre Party politician who was killed by two members of the right-wing terrorist groupOrganisation Consul.

Following his release from prison, Hitler asked Klintzsch to be theOberster SA-Führer, the supreme commander of theSturmabteilung (SA). He held the position from 1921 to February 1923 until ceding control of the organisation toHermann Göring. After his career as SA leader, he returned to civilian life. In 1935, the Nazi Party began offering fast-track promotions to former military officers who had left their services during the reduction of all German armed forces in the post-warWeimar Republic. Klintzsch opted to be reactivated as amajor in theLuftwaffe. By the end of theSecond World War, he was acolonel ofFliegerführer 6 inLuftflotte 6.

He died during the wedding of his son Fridthjof in 1950.

• 1914Iron Cross 2nd Class and 1st Class^[2]
• Silesian Eagle (1921)^[2]
• The Honour Cross of the World War 1914/1918 (1934)^[2]

Notes

Bibliography

• Miller, Michael (2015).Leaders of the Storm Troops Volume 1. England: Helion & Company.ISBN 978-1-909982-87-1.

Further reading

• Krüger, Gabriele (1971)Die Brigade Ehrhardt. Leibniz-Verlag.(in German)
• Tyrell, Albrecht (1969)Führer befiehl. Droste.(in German)
• Tyrell, Albrecht (1975)Vom Trommler zum Führer. Fink.(in German)

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