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Werthern, Freiherr von, Thilo

Date of birth:
July 24th, 1912 (Coburg/Bavaria, Germany)
Date of death:
January 10th, 2004 (Hamburg, Germany)
Nationality:
German (1933-1945, Third Reich)

Biography

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Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Oberleutnant (1st Lieutenant)
Unit:
Chef, 3. Kompanie, I. Bataillon, Schützen-Regiment 394, 3. Panzer-Division, Heer
Awarded on:
September 8th, 1941
Oberleutnant von Werthern was awarded the Knight’s Cross for his decisive leadership on 27 June 1941. On that day his battalion had pressed through multiple Soviet defensive lines but then began to falter in the woods around Kalista. The battalion commander, Major Kratzenburg, was badly wounded. His replacement became a casualty soon afterwards, being hit twice in the legs. It was at this stage that von Werthern took command, reenergizing the attack and eventually clearing out the woods in close combat, though with high losses.
Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Awarded on:
October 13th, 1939
Eisernes Kreuz 1. Klasse
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Awarded on:
September 13th, 1939
Eisernes Kreuz 2. Klasse
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Oberleutnant (1st Lieutenant)
Unit:
Chef, 3. Kompanie, I. Bataillon, Schützen-Regiment 394, 3. Panzer-Division, Heer
Awarded on:
September 10th, 1941

310th Award.
Anerkennungsurkunde des Oberbefehlshabers des Heeres
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)

Awarded with swords and oak leaf.
Vapaudenristin 4.luokka (VR 4)

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