Years of service 1935–45
1957–72 Service/branch German Army | Name Thilo von | |
Allegiance Nazi Germany (to 1945)
West Germany Rank Hauptmann (Wehrmacht)
Oberstleutnant (Bundeswehr) Commands held Fahnenjunkerschule 2 der Panzertruppe Battles/wars World War II
Invasion of Poland
Battle of Belgium
Battle of France
Operation Barbarossa
Battle of Bialystok–Minsk
Battle of Kiev (1941)
Battle of Voronezh (1942)
Battles of Rzhev
Battle of Kursk
Lower Dnieper Offensive
Cherkassy Pocket
First Jassy-Kishinev Offensive
Battle of Memel Died January 10, 2004, Hamburg, Germany Awards Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross Battles and wars Invasion of Poland, Battle of Belgium |
Thilo Freiherr von Werthern (24 July 1912 – 10 January 2004) was a highly decorated Hauptmann in the Wehrmacht 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. Thilo Freiherr von Werthern was captured by British troops in May 1945 and was released in June 1945. He later joined the Bundeswehr in 1957 and retired in 1972 as an Oberstleutnant.
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