Salomon Klass | |
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 Salomon Klass in a captain's uniform | |
| Born | 17 April 1907 Helsinki, Grand Duchy of Finland |
| Died | 22 March 1985 (aged 77) Stockholm, Sweden |
| Allegiance | Finnish Army |
| Rank | Captain |
| Awards | Order of the Cross of Liberty, 3rd Class Iron Cross, 2nd Class (refused) |
Salomon Klass (17 April 1907 – 22 March 1985) was a captain in the Finnish Army, a company commander and one of the three Finnish Jews who were nominated to be awarded the Iron Cross by Nazi Germany during World War II, all of whom refused to accept it.[1][2] He was also a Zionist and joined the Irgun in Palestine before the war.
- ^ Kendall, Paul (9 March 2014). "The Jews who fought for Hitler: 'We did not help the Germans. We had a common enemy'". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 18 August 2019.
- ^ Bartrop, Paul R.; Dickerman, Michael (2017). The Holocaust: An Encyclopedia and Document Collection. ABC-CLIO. p. 208. ISBN 9781440840845.