Thiele, Arno (Panzer-Regiment 29)
- Date of birth:
- December 8th, 1912 (Seerhausen/Saxony, Germany)
- Date of death:
- August 3rd, 1942
- Nationality:
- German
Biography
Credited with the destruction of 89 soviet tanks, 22 anti-tank guns and 16 artillery guns
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Eisernes Kreuz 2. Klasse
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Awarded on:
- 1939
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Awarded on:
- August 15th, 1940
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Leutnant (2nd Lieutenant)
- Unit:
- I. Abteilung, Panzer-Regiment 29, 12. Panzer-Division, Heer
- Awarded on:
- November 29th, 1941
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Oberleutnant (1st Lieutenant)
- Unit:
- Zugführer, 4. Kompanie, I. Abteilung, Panzer-Regiment 29, 12. Panzer-Division, Heer
- Awarded on:
- September 24th, 1942
According to Scherzer as Leutnant.
Sources
- Photo 1: Igor Poul
- - FELLGIEBEL, W.P., Elite of theThird Reich, Helion & Company Limited, Solihull, 2003.
- Kurowski F., Feldwebel Kurt Knispel, Der erfolgreichste Panzerschütze und Panzerkommandant des 2. Weltkrieges, Flechsig Verlag, Würzburg, 2007
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