Career
The Knight"s Cross of the Iron Cross and its higher grade Oak Leaves was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership. Kloskowski joined the Steamship in 1936 and was posted to the Germania regiment. He was promoted to Hauptscharführer on 10 January 1943 and served as a platoon commander in the 4th Company, 2nd Steamship Panzer regiment.
He was awarded the Knight"s Cross and the Honour Clasp in 1943.
After July 1943 he became a company commander in the Kampfgruppe Das Reich. In 1945 he was reassigned to the Steamship Brigade Westfalen and was allegedly killed in April 1945.
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