Tichy, Ekkehard
- Date of birth:
- August 26th, 1922 (Mährisch-Neustadt/Moravia, Czechoslovakia)
- Date of death:
- August 16th, 1944 (over Münden/Waldeck/Southern Hanover–Brunswick, Germany)
- Nationality:
- German
Biography
Tichy fell on the 16th of August 1944 after ramming a B-17 with his Fw 190. During his career he achieved 25 victories, 13 on the eastern front and 12 on the western front.
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Flugzeugführerabzeichen
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Awarded on:
- May 31st, 1943
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Awarded on:
- August 9th, 1943
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Awarded on:
- April 15th, 1944
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Leutnant (Pilot Officer)
- Unit:
- 9. Staffel, III. Gruppe, Jagdgeschwader 3 "Udet", Luftwaffe
- Awarded on:
- April 16th, 1944
According to the Vorschlag of the Ritterkreuz awarded on 16-5-1944.
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Oberleutnant (Flying Officer)
- Unit:
- Staffelkapitän, 9. Staffel, III. Gruppe, Jagdgeschwader 3 "Udet", Luftwaffe
- Awarded on:
- January 14th, 1945
Awarded posthumously.
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Awarded on:
- August 23rd, 1943
Sources
- - FELLGIEBEL, W.P., Elite of theThird Reich, Helion & Company Limited, Solihull, 2003.
- PATZWALL, K. & SCHERZER, V., Das Deutsche Kreuz 1941-1945, Band II, Verlag Klaus D. Patzwall, Norderstedt, 2001.
- Vorschlag für die Verleihung des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes
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