Cord Tietjen
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Born | Danzig-Langfuhr | 10 November 1914
Died | 18 June 2005 Arnsberg | (aged 90)
Allegiance | Nazi Germany |
Service | Heer Template:Luftwaffe |
Years of service | 1936–45 |
Rank | Hauptmann |
Unit | Fallschirmjäger-Regiment 1 Fallschirmjäger-Brigade Ramcke |
Battles / wars | World War II |
Awards | Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross |
Cord Hermann Johann Tietjen (10 November 1914 – 18 June 2005) was a highly decorated Hauptmann in the Fallschirmjäger during World War II. He was also 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. Tietjen was captured in 1942 by British forces and was held until 1947.
Awards and decorations
- Army Parachutist Badge (18 December 1937)[1]
- Iron Cross (1939)
- Wound Badge
- in Black (20 May 1940)
- Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 24 May 1940 as Leutnant and Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 5./Fallschirmjäger-Regiment 1[2]
- Armband Crete (20 May 1941)
References
Citations
Bibliography
- Fellgiebel, Walther-Peer (2000) [1986]. Die Träger des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939–1945 — Die Inhaber der höchsten Auszeichnung des Zweiten Weltkrieges aller Wehrmachtteile (in German). Friedberg, Germany: Podzun-Pallas. ISBN 978-3-7909-0284-6.
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- Scherzer, Veit (2007). Die Ritterkreuzträger 1939–1945 Die Inhaber des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939 von Heer, Luftwaffe, Kriegsmarine, Waffen-SS, Volkssturm sowie mit Deutschland verbündeter Streitkräfte nach den Unterlagen des Bundesarchives (in German). Jena, Germany: Scherzers Militaer-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-938845-17-2.
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