Thyben, Gerhard (Jagdgeschwader 54)
- Date of birth:
- February 24th, 1922 (Kiel/Schleswig-Holstein, Germany)
- Date of death:
- September 4th, 2006 (Santiago de Cali, Colombia)
- Nationality:
- German
Biography
Gerhard Thyben achieved 157 victories in 385 operational sorties.
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Flugzeugführerabzeichen
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Awarded on:
- May 25th, 1943
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Awarded on:
- July 10th, 1943
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Unteroffizier
- Unit:
- Flugzeugführer
- Awarded on:
- August 30th, 1943
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Feldwebel (Sergeant)
- Unit:
- 6. Staffel, II. Gruppe, Jagdgeschwader 3 "Udet", Luftwaffe
- Awarded on:
- October 24th, 1943
According to the Vorschlag of the Ritterkreuz awarded on 23-10-1943.
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Awarded on:
- July 7th, 1943
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Oberleutnant (Flying Officer)
- Unit:
- Flugzeugführer, 7. Staffel, III. Gruppe, Jagdgeschwader 54, Luftwaffe
- Awarded on:
- December 6th, 1944
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Oberleutnant (Flying Officer)
- Unit:
- Staffelkapitän, 7. Staffel, III. Gruppe, Jagdgeschwader 54, Luftwaffe
- Awarded on:
- April 8th, 1945
822nd Award.
Sources
- Photo 1: Wilco Vermeer
- Photo: Wilco Vermeer collection, the Netherlands
- - FELLGIEBEL, W.P., Elite of theThird Reich, Helion & Company Limited, Solihull, 2003.
- OBERMAIER, E., Die Ritterkreuzträger der Luftwaffe, Hoffmann, 1989.
- PATZWALL, K. & SCHERZER, V., Das Deutsche Kreuz 1941-1945, Band II, Verlag Klaus D. Patzwall, Norderstedt, 2001.
- THOMAS, FRANZ & WEGMANN, GüNTER, Die Eichenlaubträger 1940-1945, Biblio-Verlag, 1998.
- Vorschlag für die Verleihung des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes
- Kwasny A., Kwasny G., Die Eichenlaubträger 1940-1945 (CD), Deutsches Wehrkundearchiv, Lage-Waddenhausen, 2001
- Kurowski F., Oberleutnant Otto Kittel, Der erfolgreichste Jagdflieger des Jagdgeschwaders 54, Flechsig Verlag, Würzburg, 2007
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