Global InformationHelmut Kleinicke information
Helmut Kleinicke | |
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 Kleinicke in Wehrmacht uniform (c. 1944) | |
| Born | 19 November 1907 Wildemann, German Empire |
| Died | 1979 (aged 71) Clausthal-Zellerfeld, West Germany |
| Nationality | German |
| Occupation | Engineer |
| Known for | Rescuing Jews during the Holocaust |
| Political party | Nazi Party |
| Awards | Righteous Among the Nations (2018) |
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Helmut Kleinicke (German: [ˈhɛlmuːt ˈklaɪnɪkə] ⓘ; 19 November 1907 – 1979) was a German engineer who supervised construction projects near Auschwitz concentration camp and saved Jews during the Holocaust. Kleinicke was named Righteous Among the Nations in 2018; he is one of the few Nazi Party members to be given this award, along with Oskar Schindler, Hans Walz, Karl Plagge and Georg Ferdinand Duckwitz.