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[edit] Dubbing in Germany

"The show later became popular in Germany. In response to both sensitivities over Nazism and German laws which prohibit Nazi symbolism, when German characters raised their arms and said "Heil Hitler" in the original version, the dubbed German version would replace that line with something ridiculous, such as "The wheat grows this high"."

this is somewhat misleading. Maybe there are different dubbings, but the Nazis are Nazis and evil in the german version. German law indeed prohibits Nazi symbolism, but with the exception of educational and scientific uses and of art. As this series shows the Nazis as bad, there is no problem with german laws.


"The show is currently running in Germany, with a newly dubbed soundtrack without such bowdlerism."

This is not true. Although it is correct that the series was newly dubbed (the first dub was only made for 34 episodes), the new dub also features such jokes avoiding most appearences of "Heil Hitler" to make it more funny. The German dub is even more focused on humour than the original version so plenty of jokes were added to the dialogue.


EDIT: "Heil Hitler" is not avoided in all cases. Its not replaced when Klink or Schultz are talking personally to Hochstetter, Burghalter or ohter high-ranking officers.

Klink is not a Prussian officer in the german version. He speaks with Saxon dialect.--Tresckow (talk) 03:19, 2 February 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Stalag 17

"Many have also seen the interaction between the prisoners as being at least somewhat inspired by the black comedy motion picture about a World War II German POW camp, Stalag 17. This movie even had a Sergeant Schultz, who appeared genial but was actually in league with the traitor among the prisoners."

I also noticed this one afternoon when Stalag 17 was on television, but according to one or more books which I can't remember the title of, this is merely a coincidence.

[edit] Leon Askin

Leon Askin lived directly across the street from the playground of my grammar school. Despite the warm Southern California weather, he used to wear a buttoned-up trenchcoat as he strolled up and down the street walking a formidable-looking German Shepard. We recognized him through the fence--it was less than ten years after the show's run had ended, so he looked substantially the same--and frequently waved to him, shouting, "Hey! General Burkhalter!" One day--so help me, this is true--he treated us to a full-blown Nazi salute! Unbelievable, considering his past. The guy had either fully come to terms with everything or gone 'round the bend, I don't know which.

Three years ago, I stumbled upon Askin's website, and on it he recalled his amusement at watching traffic screech to a halt! In any event, Askin was a remarkable fellow. After fleeing Austria in 1940, just in the nick of time, he returned to his native Vienna when already in his nineties, some fifty years later. Some may conclude that he was a self-hating Jew, but I prefer to look at it the oppposite way: he refused to allow the Nazis to define him and rob him of the German cultural affinity that he obviously cherished. --Bamjd3d

[edit] Yay

http://www.traces.org/buseumnarrativetexts.html says that it was not unthinkable for the Nazis to house black and white POWs together. So that means I can delete a large chunk of the text messing up this article. If you have otherwise information that it *never* happened, post it back here. Sherurcij (talk) (Terrorist Wikiproject) 20:52, 8 February 2006 (UTC)

I'm really surprised they didnt just kill all the blacks.. isn't that general nazi practice? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 75.72.21.221 (talk) 22:54, 6 May 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Sgt Schultz activites

Lets not forget Sgt Schultz "Daily" actives!!:

  • Flirting with waitress and boasting about being a bigshot
  • Drinking beer and Klink's wine
  • Stealing and smoking Klink's cigars {also stealing and eating Klink's marmalaid}
  • Wishing Klink was at the Russian Front
  • Pretending to Lose his rifle so he wouldn't fire it in a gunfight
  • Giving his rifle to a prisioner
  • Firing his rifle widely in the air in panic and not hitting anything

In short Sgt Schultz is the "Cowardly Lion" without courage!!

Which is fine for an article about Schultz, but not an article about the series. We unfortunately can't include every humourous moment we remember from the series (there were lots, I agree!) Sherurcij (talk) (Terrorist Wikiproject) 17:24, 12 February 2006 (UTC)


[edit] Kalinke

The source is the german wiki page for hogans heroes. And because I am a kraut and living in germany, I saw it every day on tv, and I heard every day, that Klink says "Kalinke" and "my little bitch" (meine kleine Schlampe) and all that. My ears are in perfect condition. And Kalinke is a typical german name, while Kalinka is a russian name. Why should a german cleaning woman have a russian name??? And besides, the german google gives 714 to 10 for Kalinke.

I'll assume that you're probably right on Kalinke/Kalinka, I'm not really knowledgable on German/Russian names at all :) But you're still going to need to source something official (Wiki doesn't count as a source) if you want the bitch/naked stuff in there. Sherurcij (talk) (Terrorist Wikiproject) 17:22, 24 February 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Characters

The section Characters features only Klink, Schultz and “other Germans.” Shouldn’t it also mention Hogan at least, and “other prisoners”? — Michael J 11:47, 27 April 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Pilot Rerun

The article states "The series pilot was produced in black-and-white, and while it was run as the series pilot, it never ran in reruns ....".

Yes, it did run in re-runs. I remember seeing it several times, on various stations. 147.240.236.9 21:12, 24 May 2006 (UTC)

As did I. WSBK in Boston most definetly aired the pilot throughout its long run on the station. I have removed the reference. 66.31.78.14 (talk) 19:47, 5 February 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Characters Reply

This is one of the reasons why the Wiki Talk Page is so valuable; I did not notice that there was no detailed mentioning of the Western Allies characters (Hogan, LeBeau, Newkirk, Carter, Kinch). A big "thank you" to Michael J for mentioning this. So, I have taken the liberty of expanding this article to discuss each one of them. You are welcome. User:ProfessorPaul 05:08, 30 June 2006 (UTC)

[edit] This piece doesn't fit

In another of Pitlik's guest roles, he plays a German spy pretending to be a new American POW. He learns the truth about Hogan's operations, but Hogan feeds him false information and tricks him into making a fool of himself. The spy is thus discredited and dismissed. Pitlik makes several appearances on the series over the years, each time as a different character.

This seemed like extraneous information where it was in the article.-Giant89 19:45, 22 July 2006 (UTC)

This segment really doesn't fit: I removed the sentence "Lately, he has hit fame with MSW. He is currently the one and only MSW Champion and has been since MSW started." as it makes no sense, especially in the context of where it was. Who is 'he'? What is 'MSW'? And what does this have to do with Hogan's Heroes? I can only guess that this segment was intended for another article. --Random guy 23:59, 23 July 2006 (UTC)

[edit] William Christopher

I'm curious in the part(s) William Christopher played in the series. He appears in the place of Larry Hovis in the theme song/lead-in in some of the episodes. IMDB shows him as appearing in 4 episodes but he appears as a different character in each episode. Did he appear in the pilot? Was he supposed to be a regular character? Was he intended to replace Larry Hovis at one point? I haven't been able to find any more information about this. --Stlbud 04:25, 3 August 2006 (UTC)

Christopher was only a guest star on the series who appeared in several episodes, one of which, if I recall correctly, had him playing a German. No, he never appeared in the pilot. As for Larry Hovis, he was a guest star in the first episode. When the person who played the Russian character in the pilot, Leonid Kinskey, refused to sign the contract after the series was picked up, because he thought the series was taking the Nazis too lightly, they signed up Larry as the fifth main prisoner, and gave Kinskey's character's part to LeBeau and Newkirk. I seriously doubt if the people in charge of the show ever considered him as a replacement for Hovis. Leoni2 19:22, 25 January 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Coincidence?

Ivan Dixon plays Sgt. Kinchloe. There was a Korean war fighter ace named Iven Kincheloe. Clarityfiend 05:30, 3 September 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Officers vs non-com

I noticed frequently that Hogan strolled around while his men worked, and it always looked wrong to me for Hogan to be putting his men to work but not bending his own back. However, in "Bridge over the River Kwai", I first became aware that under the Geneva Convention, officers were not required to do work, even as prisoners. The last edit to the article indicates that Carter is a non-com. Is Hogan the only officer of the five main POW star characters? If so, then I can understand why Hogan wouldn't work, especially to keep up appearances. GBC 16:21, 7 September 2006 (UTC)

Col. Hogan is the only officer among the five main star prisoners. So, if the Geneva Convention says that officers do not work, even after being captured, then Hogan won't work, while his men work. I hope that answers your question. Leoni2 19:15, 25 January 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Concentration camp ID's

The part about Banner "also" having to wear long sleeves to cover up concentration camp ID's, as Cleary evidently did, sounds tacked on and perhaps is the result of their two stories being concatenated. Any source for this? Ron Coleman 17:53, 22 October 2006 (UTC)

From what I'd read on Banner, I don't think he was in the concentration camp system long enough to be ID, if at all. That was Robert Clary who go ID, but after the German conquest of France. I believe that Banner, like Akins and Clary, had relatives who did die in the camps. Leoni2 19:25, 25 January 2007 (UTC)

IMDB states that "Clary has a tattoo on his left foream, "A5714," from his time in a German concentration camp during WWII." user:mnw2000 00:40, 25 March 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Fanfiction

Exactly why is fanfiction discussed in the article? What makes it relevant to the show? Not only does it not cite anything, it doesn't add anything to the article. What the fans write about characters isn't canonical and certainly doesn't deserve it's own section. Hawk405359 21:54, 5 November 2006 (UTC)

"Hogan's Heroes was one show with a fair number of fanzines before the Internet made those obsolete. While I'm not sure if it deserved its own section, I do believe it deserved some mention, though possibly a better idea would be to link to the term fanzine.

However, it is probably not going to fit anywhere here now, in the way the article is crafted.

[edit] Filming and locations

It would be interesting to hear a little about the filming of the show. I know some of it was shot at Paramount Studios. Robertknyc 16:05, 27 November 2006 (UTC)

I understand that the HH set was blown up for the last scene of the Nazi exploitation film Ilse:The She-Wolf of the SS.~~Hexiva

[edit] Possible inspiration for the series

The "Colditz castle" POW camp was probably one more true inspiration / template for Hogan's Heroes: Many actions depicted in the series have their true counterpart in Colditz castle, which became "Oflag IVc" after the outbreak of the war. Please read the article about [1]Colditz castle here on Wikipedia for some facts. A recent British/German TV documentation tells what the Wikipedia article doesn't point out so clearly: It's pretty funny to hear some original former inmates and guards telling about tricks, pranks, black marketing and the unbelievable escape plots of many POWs. Even though it was a "high security" camp, the vast extent of the old castle was hard to control by the SS and the inmates exploited it greatly. Just like in HH, there were specialists for everything in Colditz and so they managed to improvise many things (radio, counterfeited uniforms, weapons and documents and so on) we find in Hogan's Heroes, crowned by the famous escape glider they build in the attic. Relations between guards and inmates were pretty good and there were many "Schultzes", benefitting from the well-supplied inmates. The mass of similarities between the series and actual happenings in Colditz shed a new light on what seems to be unbelievable in Hogan's Heroes. --213.39.162.83 00:14, 10 December 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Kinchloe

A few times in the article, Kinchloe's name is cited as "Sgt. James Kinchloe". I know that there is at least one episode in which he is called "Ivan Kinchloe". I'm not sure which episode (possibly Season Five, Episode Seven:Bombsight), but in it they try to get the help of a woman in France who actually went to high school with Kinch. Is there actually an episode in which he is called James? Maybe this would even belong under plotholes or something of that sort. --GummiLoveQuad 02:49, 15 January 2007 (UTC)


Correction: The episode is from Season Three: "Is General Hammerschlag Burning?" --GummiLoveQuad 06:03, 15 January 2007 (UTC)

From what I have read, that was a goof on the actress' part. She said Ivan's real name during the scene when she should've said James. Leoni2 19:17, 25 January 2007 (UTC)

Although, people in that generatin did go by middle names to close friends, so that could be a middle name.

[edit] Kinch

"Kinchloe" is a fairly uncommon name. Anyone seen any information to the effect that the character James Kinchloe might be named after Iven C. Kincheloe? —Joseph/N328KF (Talk) 04:43, 6 February 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Russian Spy

Anyone have information on the actress who played the Russian Spy? Who was she? —The preceding unsigned comment was added by Jokem (talk • contribs) 19:47, 8 February 2007 (UTC).


if u mean marya , she was played by nita talbot

http://www.stalag13.de/german/nebendar.php#tig

[edit] Timeline

Two episodes in season 6 may indicate the producers never did pin down exactly when the series was taking place. One featured a “V3” rocket, something that Germany never produced. Since the V2 rocket came into the fore in the Autumn of 1944, the “V3” would have come sometime later. In the very next episode, Klink makes a reference to assisting the troops at Stalingrad. The battle of Stalingrad occurred late 1942, early in 1943. You see what I mean? (205.250.167.76 22:33, 15 March 2007 (UTC))

Alternatly it's possible that the production/air sequence of the show isn't chronological. As I recall there's not a lot of episode to episode continuity, if any, so the only hiccup is cast changes. Setting the show during the war, but at random moments. (StarkeRealm 09:29, 1 November 2007 (UTC))
  • The Epsiodes certainly wern't filmed in chronological-the D-Day {June 6,1944} epsiode was filmed after the epsiode of Hitler's attempted assination {July 1944)! —Preceding unsigned comment added by 134.53.145.192 (talk) 13:09, 22 December 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Right sided steering wheels?

My grandmother worked in Germany for the Pentagon from the mid 1960s to the late 1980s. While over there, she owned several cars, a few of which she brought back with her. A brown 1982 Pontiac Grand Am, a dark blue 1984 Volkswagen Quantum and a deep blue 1975 Volkswagen Superbeetle. Each of them made and intended for German drivers. Each of them had the steering wheel on the left. The Superbeetle is now my car and I drive it daily. It even still has German instrumentation in it, and it's one of the few Superbeetles with the original fuel injection system still in it and still working (for some odd reason). At least I know for my superbeetle, the car is 100% German stock. Although I'm pretty sure the Quantum was modified before being shipped over, I think it was just the instrumentation and a few engine modifications to get it street legal. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 24.254.147.60 (talk) 20:06, 29 March 2007 (UTC).

[edit] Germans Speaking English a Goof?

I really don't understand the way the article was phrased, so I cleaned it up a bit; hope it looks okay. The way it was, it made it sound like the very fact the German charcters spoke English was a goof. I'm sure it wasn't meant that way, though, becasue nobody in their right might would expect a sitcom - or maybe even a drama - to have a foreign language spoken with regular subtitles. People don't normally watch TV to pay that close attention; maybe a movie with foreign subtitles once in a while, but to sit down weekly and watch something where you're going to have to pay close attention to the bottom of the screen? I could be mistaken, but I don't know of any show where this was done.

Now, the way I believe the person meant it is the way I changed it. I believe what was meant was that with a plausible explanation - talk of working on learning German, etc. - that it would be completely understandable with the audience willingly suspending disbelief when they hear Germans speaking English. Then, I allow the section to continue with the note that in one, Schultz had to interpret, etc.

I think this is a much fairer application of that "goof," which is really only highlighted because of a series of things which violate the suspension of disbelief that is required to watch this show. Because, people "watch" TV while doing other things, and don't always have time to read subtitles. I highly doubt any show could last if the creators did that. I love it and I might not have watched.

[edit] Plot holes section deletion

While I disagree with mentioning Underdog in any edit summaries, I have to agree that the article looks much more professional without half of it being devoted to complaining that it's California vegetation in the background. I strongly support leaving it out. Sherurcij (Speaker for the Dead) 18:56, 8 August 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Train to the Eastern Front?

The following text is on the Colonel Klink section of this article:

"Eventually Klink became aware that Hogan and his men were more than just ordinary prisoners -- in one late episode Hogan rescued Klink from a transfer to the Russian Front, and afterward Klink sat in a westbound train with Hogan (who was wearing a German officer's uniform), frightened of what seeing Hogan in that uniform implied. Hogan calmly explained to Klink that he would be kept safely in his command of Stalag 13 as he was far too important to Hogan in that role to be allowed to be transferred anywhere else."

This incident never occurred. While Klink saw some fairly dubious things, and while it has been speculated that Klink was actually working for the Allies, Hogan never actively explained it to him. It's possible that whoever added this came on halfway through "The Klink Commandos," in which Klink believes that Hogan has been drafted into the Wehrmacht by "General Reichstauffer", actually Carter, and made an assumption. At any rate, I'm off to delete this.--Hexiva 19:56, 28 August 2007 (UTC)Hexiva--Hexiva 19:56, 28 August 2007 (UTC)

I beg to differ. I’m away from my set of DVDs until September 10, but I checked the section you quote above, and it does take place. Hogan was dressed in a Heer (Army) major’s uniform, IIRC. I will check this once again when I get back home and cite the episode. Best regards, Jim_Lockhart 03:09, 29 August 2007 (UTC)
In the meantime, I'm putting it back. If my memory has made any minor errors, please correct them after you review the episode. (Season and episode title would be appreciated so that I know which season to order from Amazon, as I want to see that one again.) -- Davidkevin 17:10, 31 August 2007 (UTC)

Do you, perhaps, mean the episode 'Hogan's Hofbrau?' I, too, have the DVDs, and I can't for the life of me remember any such incident.--Hexiva 20:37, 29 August 2007 (UTC)

As I wrote above, I don’t have the DVDs at hand and therefore cannot check. I will do so when I get back home, sometime after September 10. ——Jim_Lockhart 03:21, 30 August 2007 (UTC)
Hexiva, you're correct about “The Klink Commandos” episode (though the general Carter impersonates is called Reichsschneider! I thought the name of the SS colonel Hogan and Maria entrap—Waffenschmidt—was clever too): Hogan (who is dressed in an army colonel’s uniform with the coloring for infantry) does not tell Klink that he’s too important to Hogan’s operation. But I’m sure there is an episode in which this happens. What a great excuse to watch them all again! I’ll report back in a while when I’ve found it, or concluded that it’s not to be found. Best regards, Jim_Lockhart 13:01, 17 September 2007 (UTC)

Okay, but until you find it, I think at least putting the 'citation needed' thing there is in order?--Hexiva 19:22, 3 November 2007 (UTC)

I think it’s in order. It’s going to take me a while to get through all these DVDs!<g>

Just out of curiosity: Have you ever noticed that, whereas Wehrmacht uniforms (Heer and Luftwaffe) are depicted pretty accurately, SS uniforms are almost always not? Not only do SS people almost always appear in pre-war black uniforms, but also the insignia are usually wrong. The cap eagles are often wrong as well.

I’ve also been noticing that Hogan and Klink are much more antagonistic towards one another in the season one episodes than in later ones, and that in season one episodes Hogan often plays tricks involving Klink’s Pickelhaube (such as offering the tip to him, turned upside down, as an ashtray). Best regards, Jim_Lockhart 14:03, 4 November 2007 (UTC)

I think they had Hogan become more antagonistic to Klink because things were supposed to be getting darker as the war ran on. --Hexiva 00:48, 5 November 2007 (UTC)

On a somewhat related subject, why does this text ('He also allegedly tried to flatter Sgt Schultz for a position as a bookkeeper in Schultz's Toy factory') have the word 'allegedly'? And why are there so many exclamation points in this article?--Hexiva (talk) 04:34, 20 December 2007 (UTC)

Probably because so many contributors are exuberant fans rather than careful (let alone skilled) editors. Lots of work to do, huh? <g> —Best regards, Jim_Lockhart (talk) 05:28, 20 December 2007 (UTC)
Yep. I made some minor changes(I'm afraid I forgot to log in), and a few somewhat major one-- Schultz never said he was a Social Deocrat. Lebeau said 'Just because you're a Social Democrat doesn't mean you have to be social!' or something to the effect.I can't remember the episode. Also (and correct me if I'm wrong) I'm pretty certain that Klink was not actually removed from command on the incident that Schultz acted as Kommandant.--Hexiva (talk) 00:21, 21 December 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Original research/unverified claims banner

It's useless to place this banner at the top of the article and not detail on the talk page exactly what points are claimed as being OR. 68.146.41.232 15:06, 11 September 2007 (UTC)

I didn't put it there, but I think whoever did has a point. Doesn't all that talk about 'in one episode,' not just in the place where I can't remember the episode, need a citation?--Hexiva 16:14, 5 November 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Newkirk's accent

It's a little imprecise to say Newkirk was speaking with a "British" accent. Actually, it's more a case of Richard Dawson (actually from Gosport, Hampshire who would sounded a bit more rural) doing a rather wobbly "cockney" or "Sarf London" accent, probably after being told what it should sound like by someone who'd never heard one. It frequently wobbles into the "drunk Australian hairdresser" dialect known only in American TV series, though nowhere near as badly as Dick Van Dyke. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Jscb (talk • contribs) 11:01, 17 September 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Hogan and Klink in England together?!?

I have moved this text from the article to here:

In another episode Klink and Hogan are allowed to "escape" to England to steal a new secret P-51 aircraft for the Germans-one which has a Bf-109 engine! {One goof is that the P-51 was a single seat aircraft!}

I never saw this -- although that doesn't mean it was never in an episode -- but it seems to me to be far-fetched even for Hogan's Heroes. If someone can confirm it, by all means put it back in, but it does feel doubtful to me. Also, weren't there 2-seat versions of the Mustang for training? -- Davidkevin (talk) 16:06, 18 December 2007 (UTC)

Episode "Easy Come, Easy Go," first aired on 10 January 1971. It's the third episode on disc 3 of the season-six DVD. HTH, Jim_Lockhart (talk) 16:29, 18 December 2007 (UTC)
Okay, I'll put it back -- thank you.
By the way, did you find the episode with Klink and Hogan (in a German uniform) on the train? -- Davidkevin (talk) 16:42, 18 December 2007 (UTC)
Which episode, 'Klink's Commandos,' or the unidentified one argued about above? -- 64.203.49.194 (talk) 02:14, 19 December 2007 (UTC)
I don't know to which one you're referring, but I was talking about the one with Hogan having rescued Klink from a transfer to the Eastern Front, and the two of them (with Hogan in a German uniform) traveling west, returning to Stalag 13. -- Davidkevin (talk) 03:34, 19 December 2007 (UTC)
Still haven't found it, so the person who originally challenged it may have been correct. Still going through the episodes to see if I can find it. If I do, I will identify it (which I think would be better than just writing "in one episode such-and-such happened, while in another, this-and-that happened"). This article needs citations of facts and fewer anecdotes and less speculation. As it stands, it reads too much like a fan site rather than an encyclopedic article. I'd also like to see more on the program's satirical nature. HTH, Jim_Lockhart (talk) 03:53, 19 December 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Klink and Schultz' entries

I think these are both far too long and need to be pared down to something close to the size of the Allies' listings. Klink's is definitely too long and crowded with unnecessary trivia. Rhindle The Red (talk) 17:10, 18 December 2007 (UTC)


[edit] NPOV Deletion

Removed the following text, which is biased and does not belong in an encyclopedic article.

"Regarding TV Guide siting Hogan’s Heroes as being the 5th worst TV show of all time, TV Guide also sited Baywatch (NBC/Syndication, September 22, 1989–May 19, 2001) as the 21st worst TV show of all time. It's not too difficult to understand based on TV Guide’s LWT (left-wing tendencies). Too bad “Fair & Balanced” does not run in TV Guide's DNA." —Preceding unsigned comment added by Smylere Snape (talk • contribs) 17:58, 30 December 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Cleanup

This article definitely needs cleanup - lots of spelling errors and personal tone problems. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 140.32.16.100 (talk) 16:34, 22 January 2008 (UTC)

i added some request for citations. --70.109.223.188 (talk) 17:43, 31 January 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Controversies

The controversies section seems borderline useless. Only one statement is actually sourced and that statement (about TV Guide listing it as one of the five worst series) is hardly a controversy at all. Lord Seth (talk) 23:42, 31 January 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Unsourced material

I have removed a bunch of unsourced, poor sourced and original research material. This entire article could probably be gutted and restarted from scratch with proper sourcing but I will wait. If any material is re added, can it please be accompanied by sources. This appears to be an ongoing problem for some time. Let us try to improve this article. Thank you. --70.109.223.188 (talk) 14:04, 5 February 2008 (UTC)

I have noticed that there is alot of chatter about "I watched the DVD and" ect. This is original research. We need to have reliable, independent sources that can be looked at and review by all, not just the actual show itself. Thank you.--70.109.223.188 (talk) 14:33, 5 February 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Fair use rationale for Image:Hogans-Heroes-book.jpg

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[edit] Colonel Klink's bio

  • He is in his 40's.
  • He has a brother who was fired from his factory job after he blew it up by accident!
  • He got into a Military academy only through the influence of his uncle-a barber to a town Mayor. In contrast to Hogan Klink graduated dead last in his class and is the only one not to have risen to the rank of General. {In the D-Day epsiode Hogan tricked both Klink and the German General Staff into thinking Klink is a General in charge of the German Responce to D-Day-his only responce to the Allied Landings is to order champainge!}
  • In the only reference to World War I service Klink panicked and crashed his airplane and caused his passenger the "Blue Baron" {Parody of the Red Baron} to walk with a limp! Ironically in a few epsiodes Klink is wearing the Pour le Merite!
  • Between the wars Klink was a Captain for 20 years with a effecieny rating of a few points above miserable! In one epsiode Klink tries to get Schultz to hire Klink as a bookeeper for Schultz's toy company after the war!
  • In the Only reference to World War II Service-besides being a POW Kommandant since February 1942-Klink claims to want to pilot a Heinkel again.
  • Among the World War II decorations he wears is the Iron Cross 2nd Class; the Luftwaffe Obeserver badge and the Luftwaffe Assault badge {for paratroopers!}
  • His worst nightmare-besides being sent to the Russian Front-is to be married to General Burkhalter's sister. In one epsiode when Hogan remarks-as part of a bigger plot-on Klink's wedding to her, Klink vows to have Hogan shot and claims no court-martial in the world would find Klink guilty of murder!
  • The one time Burkhalter comes close to approving trasfers of Klink and Schultz to the Russian Front, these two stooges end up nearly destroying the POW camp while getting ready to leave it; Burkhalter cancels the transfer after realizing that if he sent them to the front-he would be shot for treason! posted on 09:33, 5 June 2008 by 134.53.145.50 (talk)