Thiel, Erich (Kampfgeschwader 27 "Boelcke")
- Date of birth:
- June 14th, 1912 (Heinrode, Stuhm, Westprussia, Germany)
- Date of death:
- April 22nd, 1943 (Over the Black Sea, south of Anapa)
- Nationality:
- German
Biography
22.04.1943: Major, Kommandeur, III. Gruppe, Kampfgeschwader 27 "Boelcke", when He 111H-16 Werknummer 8476 coded '1G+AD' was shot down by fighters 20km South of Anapa, 3km from the coastline in Pl.Qu. 7532
Remaining crew, all KIA
-Kampfbeobachter Fw Heins, Günther
-Bordmechaniker Uffz Prätorius, Wilhelm
-Bordschütze Uffz Deutsch, Hans
Pilot credited with a total of about 400 combat missions, of which ~100 were in the West.
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Flugzeugführerabzeichen
Medalla de la Campaña de España 1936-1939
- Period:
- Spanish Civil War (1936-1939)
- Rank:
- Oberleutnant (Flying Officer)
- Unit:
- I. Gruppe, K/88, Legion Condor
- Period:
- Spanish Civil War (1936-1939)
- Awarded on:
- 1939
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Oberleutnant (Flying Officer)
- Unit:
- Staffelkapitän, 7. Staffel, II. Gruppe, Kampfgeschwader 27 "Boelcke", Luftwaffe
- Awarded on:
- July 23rd, 1941
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Awarded on:
- 1942
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Hauptmann (Flight Lieutenant)
- Unit:
- Führer, III. Gruppe, Kampfgeschwader 27 "Boelcke", Luftwaffe
- Awarded on:
- September 24th, 1942
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
Honor Pilot Badge
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
Sources
- Photo 1: Igor Poul
- - 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.
- URBANKE, AXEL & KAISER, JOCHEN, Die Ritterkreuzträger der Kampfflieger, Luftfahrtverlag-Start, 2011.
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