Dieter Klotz

OStFw Dieter Othmar Friedrich Klotz is one of the main characters of Danger Close: Red Tide. 
Klotz belongs to the Bundeswehr as a counterintelligence officer and also serves as a liaison officer for the US Army, working as an informant to the West German government on military operations against the Eastern Bloc. His main weapon is the M1A1 Carbine.
== Biography ==
=== Early Life ===
Dieter Klotz was born in Paderborn, North Rhine-Westphalia in 1949. The son of a major wartime economist, Klotz originally pursued a career as a civil servant, but after a brief stint in local politics, he decided to join the military.
=== Missions ===
Klotz's first military engagement was against Warsaw Pact forces as they pierced through the Inner German Border in a combined air and land assault. Despite efforts to repel the invasion, Klotz's unit had to retreat to Frankfurt, from which he would participate in a motorized counteroffensive against Soviet armour. 
Through his services in counterintelligence, Klotz was able to track down a Soviet submarine in the North Sea and was also able to locate the Soviet commander in the Sinai peninsula.
Following the failed mission in the Sinai, Klotz resumed his work in counterintelligence once his team returned to the US for relief. Klotz worked in East and West Germany, the Netherlands, Poland and South Africa tracking down spies and gathering intelligence before returning to the front lines in the wake of the Communist invasion of the United States. From May of 1983 to December of 1984, Klotz fought alongside American forces to repel the Soviet invasion and on December 22nd, 1984, he participated in the recapture of Washington, D.C.
== Personal Life ==
Klotz graduated from the University of Heidelberg with a degree in Economics and was elected into Bundestag as an independent candidate at age 27. However, disillusioned with parliamentary procedure, Klotz decided to enlist in the military and hoped to earn a position in counterintelligence.
He is described as "off-the-charts brilliant" by his superior officers, something which is consistently shown in the campaign through his dialogue, insight and ability to speak both English and German fluently. While his cold, calculating demeanor is often interpreted as a morose and aloof attitude, his snide remarks and sardonic sense of humour serve to counteract this image.