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Thomsen, Ernst-Heinrich (Kampfgeschwader 26)

Date of birth:
January 18th, 1914 (Rüstringen/Wilhelmshaven, Germany)
Date of death:
January 13th, 2000 (Trippstadt, Germany)
Nationality:
German (1933-1945, Third Reich)

Biography

Flew a total of 216 combat missions, during which he sank a combined tonnage of approx. 46000 GRT and damaged even more.

Promotions:
01.04.1933: Seekadett
30.09.1936: Leutnant zur See
01.10.1938: Oberleutnant zur See
01.10.1940: Oberleutnant (Luftwaffe)
01.10.1941: Hauptmann
01.01.1943: Major

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Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Hauptmann (Flight Lieutenant)
Unit:
I. Gruppe, Kampf-Schulgeschwader 2
Awarded on:
June 9th, 1942
Deutsches Kreuz in Gold
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Major (Squadron Leader)
Unit:
Kommandeur, III. Gruppe, Kampfgeschwader 26
Awarded on:
October 24th, 1944
Awarded for his distinguished combat career as an anti-shipping pilot.
Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes

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