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Klein scored his tenth victory on 16 June 1917, and once again began to notch victories. On 11 July, he managed to shoot down two enemy balloons in two minutes for his 15th and 16th victories. He was wounded again on 13 July 1917, in combat versus
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on 2 December 1917. Although he would not score again, he continued to fly until he was wounded again on 19 February 1918. He lost a digit to a
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in late 1939. He later served as deputy commander of all fighter schools and attained the rank of major general before his retirement in April 1943.
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on the 7th and a pioneering night-time victory on the 8th. He scored his ninth victory on 6 May 1917; three days later, he was wounded in action.
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with his 20th confirmed victory, scored on 18 October 1917. He would score two more victories in late
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196:Kampfeinsitzerkommando
180:34th Infantry Regiment
546:. Grub Street, 1993.
528:. Grub Street, 1998.
159:Years of service
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747:Friedrich Zimmermann
162:1914–1919, 1934–1943
18:Hans Klein (aviator)
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753:Gerhard Stoltenberg
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572:Schiffer Publishing
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534:978-1-898697-97-8
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