SMGM-3545 Dr. Ernst heinrich thomsen Knights cross winner signature
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Description
4×6 print with post war auto in blue marker. Paper tear in tie area.
From Traces of war:
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)
Medalla de la Campaña de España 1936-1939- Period:
- Spanish Civil War (1936-1939)
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Hauptmann (Flight Lieutenant)
- Unit:
- I. Gruppe, Kampf-Schulgeschwader 2
- Awarded on:
- June 9th, 1942
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- 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.
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