Date of birth:

July 19th, 1912 (Neu-Ostwalter/Brandenburg, Germany)

Date of death:

August 18th, 1940 (over the Thames/England, Great Britain)

Buried on:

German War Cemetery Bourdon
Plot: 17. Row: 1. Grave: 10.

Nationality:

German

Tietzen was credited with 27 victories, 7 during the Spanish Civil War and 20 during World War II.

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Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

Rank:

Hauptmann (Flight Lieutenant)

Unit:

Staffelführer 5. / Jagdgeschwader 51

Awarded on:

August 20th, 1940

The following wartime excerpt (dated 30.08.1940) describes why Tietzen received the Knight’s Cross…

“Hauptmann Tietzen particularly distinguished himself as a fighter pilot. He succeeded in shooting down 20 enemy aircraft. His persistent readiness for duty and brave conduct have now been recognized with the award of the Knight’s Cross to the Iron Cross.”

Awarded posthumously.

Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

Period:

Spanish Civil War (1936-1939)

Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

Awarded on:

September 6th, 1940

Besides those four officers already mentioned over the past weeks a further three fighter pilots achieved 20 or more aerial victories in aerial combat, these are: Hauptmann Mayer, Hauptmann Oesau and Hauptmann Tietzen. At the top of the victors stands Major Mölders with 32 aerial victories.

• - Fellgiebel W.P., Elite of the Third Reich, The recipients of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross 1939-1945: A Reference, Helion & Company Limited, Solihull, 2003, ISBN 1-874622-46-9
  - Die Träger des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939-1945
  - Volksbund Deutsche Kriegsgräberfürsorge e.V.
  

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