Werner Thierfelder

Werner Thierfelder
Born 24 December 1915
Berlin
Died 18 July 1944(1944-07-18) (aged 28)
near Landsberg am Lech
Allegiance  Nazi Germany
Service/branch Luftwaffe
Years of service ?–1944
Rank Hauptmann
Unit ZG 26
ZG 2
Ekdo 262
Commands held III./ZG 26
Ekdo 262
Battles/wars

World War II
Awards Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Werner Thierfelder (24 December 1915 – 18 July 1944) was a German Luftwaffe ace and recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross during World War II. The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership. Werner Thierfelder was killed on 18 July 1944. During his career he was credited with 27 aerial victories, 6 on the Western Front and 21 on the Eastern Front.

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Awards

Notes

  1. ^ According to Scherzer as Oberleutnant of the Reserves and pilot in the I./Zerstörergeschwader 26 "Horst Wessel".[2]

See also

References

Citations
  1. ^ Fellgiebel 2000, p. 421.
  2. ^ Scherzer 2007, p. 742.
Bibliography
  • Fellgiebel, Walther-Peer (2000). Die Träger des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939–1945. Friedburg, Germany: Podzun-Pallas. ISBN 3-7909-0284-5.
  • Obermaier, Ernst (1989). Die Ritterkreuzträger der Luftwaffe Jagdflieger 1939–1945 (in German). Mainz, Germany: Verlag Dieter Hoffmann. ISBN 3-87341-065-6.
  • Patzwall, Klaus D. and Scherzer, Veit (2001). Das Deutsche Kreuz 1941–1945 Geschichte und Inhaber Band II. Norderstedt, Germany: Verlag Klaus D. Patzwall. ISBN 3-931533-45-X.
  • Scherzer, Veit (2007). Die Ritterkreuzträger 1939–1945 Die Inhaber des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939 von Heer, Luftwaffe, Kriegsmarine, Waffen-SS, Volkssturm sowie mit Deutschland verbündeter Streitkräfte nach den Unterlagen des Bundesarchives (in German). Jena, Germany: Scherzers Miltaer-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-938845-17-2.
  • Spick, Mike (1996). Luftwaffe Fighter Aces. New York: Ivy Books. ISBN 0-8041-1696-2.

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Military offices
Preceded by
None		 Commander of Erprobungskommando 262
April 1944 – 18 July 1944		 Succeeded by
Major Walter Nowotny
Preceded by
Major Johann Kogler		 Commander of III. Zerstörergeschwader 26
2 June 1944 – 18 July 1944		 Succeeded by
None