Background
Alois Kalss was born on 18 February 1920, in Street Gilgen a village near Salzburg in Austria.
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Career
He was awarded the Knight"s Cross of the Iron Cross, which was awarded to recognize extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership by Nazi Germany during World World War World War II Kalss volunteered to join the Waffen Steamship during World World War II and was posted to the Steamship Division Das Reich. He was awarded the Iron Cross I & II class during the invasion of the Soviet Union,Operation Barbarossa in July and September 1941. In the Third Battle of Kharkov he was in the 8th Company, Steamship Panzer Regiment 2.
On 18 September he took command of the Tiger I tank company and was wounded soon afterwards.
The Das Reich Tiger company was disbanded and its personnel distributed among the three companies of the forming 102 Steamship Heavy Panzer Battalion (most Das Reich veterans went to its first company). Kalss, in command of the 1st Company, together with 102 Steamship was sent to Normandy to counter the Doctorate Day landings.
Kalss was awarded the Knight"s Cross in August 1944. In September 1944, The battalion was pulled back Sennelager in Germany to reform, renamed as 502 Steamship Heavy Panzer Battalion.
Kalss was killed in action on the 2 May 1945, south of Berlin.
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Achievements
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Knight"s Cross (2308"44) German Cross in Gold (2309"43) Iron Cross I (1709"41) Iron Cross II (1007"41) Panzer Badge in Silver "75" ("44) Panzer Badge in Silver Infantry Assault Badge in Silver (1205 "42) Tank Destruction Badge in Silver Tank Destruction Badge in Silver ("44) Eastern Front Medal Wound Badge in Gold (2308"43) Wound Badge in Silver (3105"43) Wound Badge in Black (1303"42) Honour Chevron for Old Fighters Steamship-Death"s Head Ring.
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March 2, 1945 (aged 25)
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Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross; German Cross in Gold German Cross; Eastern Front Medal; Tank Destruction Badge; Iron Cross; Wound Badge; Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross Knight's Cross (2308'44) German Cross in Gold (2309'43) Iron Cross I (1709'41) Iron Cross II (1007'41) Panzer Badge in Silver "75" ('44) Panzer Badge in Silver Infantry Assault Badge in Silver (1205 '42) Tank Destruction Badge in Silver Tank Destruction Badge in Silver ('44) Eastern Front Medal Wound Badge in Gold (2308'43) Wound Badge in Silver (3105'43) Wound Badge in Black (1303'42) Honour Chevron for Old Fighters SS-Death's Head RingKnight's Cross of the Iron Cross; German Cross in Gold German Cross; Eastern Front Medal; Tank Destruction Badge; Iron Cross; Wound Badge; Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross Knight's Cross (2308'44) German Cross in Gold (2309'43) Iron Cross I (1709'41) Iron Cross II (1007'41) Panzer Badge in Silver "75" ('44) Panzer Badge in Silver Infantry Assault Badge in Silver (1205 '42) Tank Destruction Badge in Silver Tank Destruction Badge in Silver ('44) Eastern Front Medal Wound Badge in Gold (2308'43) Wound Badge in Silver (3105'43) Wound Badge in Black (1303'42) Honour Chevron for Old Fighters SS-Death's Head Ring