Armin Thiede

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Armin Thiede
Born 30 December 1917
Groß Lipke
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Ostrice, Croatia
Allegiance  Nazi Germany
Service/branch Luftwaffe
Years of service ?–1943
Rank Hauptmann
Unit StG 2
StG 151
Battles/wars World War II
Awards Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Armin Thiede (30 December 1917 – 9 July 1943) was a highly decorated Hauptmann in the Luftwaffe during World War II and a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross. The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership. During his career he flew 700+ missions. Armin Thiede was killed on 9 July 1943 when a glide transport that he was a passenger in crashed near Ostrice, Croatia.

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Citations

  1. Fellgiebel 2000, p. 420.
  2. Scherzer 2007, p. 741.
  3. Patzwall & Scherzer 2001, p. 473.

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