Klaus Junge, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Klaus Junge

German chess player

Date of Birth: 01-Jan-1924

Place of Birth: Concepción, Biobío Region, Chile

Date of Death: 17-Apr-1945

Profession: chess player

Nationality: Germany

Zodiac Sign: Capricorn

Klaus Junge (1 January 1924 at Concepción, Chile – 17 April 1945, at Welle, Germany) was one of the youngest German chess masters.
In several tournaments during the 1940s he held his own among the world's leading players.
An officer in the Wehrmacht, he died during the Battle of Welle shortly before the end of World War II.