Thiele, August (Vizeadmiral)
- Date of birth:
- August 26th, 1893 (Charlottenburg/Eastprussia, Germany)
- Date of death:
- March 31st, 1981 (Mölln/Schleswig-Holstein, Germany)
- Nationality:
- German
Biography
Promotions:
April 12th, 1913: Fähnrich zur See;
March 22nd, 1915: Leutnant zur See;
December 25th, 1917: Oberleutnant zur See;
June 1st, 1922: Kapitänleutnant;
October 1st, 1930: Korvettenkapitän;
October 1st, 1935: Fregattenkapitän;
April 1st, 1937: Kapitän zur See;
April 1st, 1941: Konteradmiral;
April 1st, 1943: Vizeadmiral.
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Eisernes Kreuz 2.Klasse (1914)
- Period:
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Awarded on:
- January 8th, 1916
- Period:
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Awarded on:
- June 29th, 1919
Hamburgisches Hanseatenkreuz
- Period:
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Awarded on:
- May 30th, 1918
- Awarded on:
- June 30th, 1926
Ehrenkreuz für Frontkämpfer
- Period:
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Awarded on:
- October 2nd, 1936
- Awarded on:
- October 2nd, 1936
- Awarded on:
- October 2nd, 1936
- Awarded on:
- March 5th, 1937
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Awarded on:
- April 14th, 1940
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Awarded on:
- April 15th, 1940
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Awarded on:
- 1940
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Kapitän zur See (Navy Captain)
- Unit:
- Kommandant, schwerer Kreuzer "Lützow", Kriegmarine
- Awarded on:
- January 18th, 1941
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Vizeadmiral (Rear-admiral)
- Unit:
- Befehlshaber, Kampfgruppe Thiele, Kriegsmarine
- Awarded on:
- March 9th, 1945
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Vizeadmiral (Rear-admiral)
- Unit:
- Befehlshaber, Kampfgruppe Thiele, Kriegsmarine
- Awarded on:
- April 8th, 1945
824th Award.
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Awarded on:
- April 12th, 1945
Sources
- Photo 1: Known to STIWOT
- - FELLGIEBEL, W.P., Elite of theThird Reich, Helion & Company Limited, Solihull, 2003.
- PATZWALL, K. & SCHERZER, V., Das Deutsche Kreuz 1941-1945, Verlag Klaus D. Patzwall, Norderstedt, 2001.
- THOMAS, FRANZ & WEGMANN, GÜNTER, Die Eichenlaubträger 1940-1945, Biblio-Verlag, 1998.
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