Cord Tietjen

Cord Tietjen
Born	(1914-11-10)10 November 1914 Danzig-Langfuhr
Died	18 June 2005(2005-06-18) (aged 90) Arnsberg
Allegiance	Nazi Germany
Service / branch	Heer Template:Luftwaffe
Years of service	1936–45
Rank	Hauptmann
Unit	Fallschirmjäger-Regiment 1 Fallschirmjäger-Brigade Ramcke
Battles / wars	World War II Invasion of Poland Battle of the Netherlands Battle of Crete North African Campaign
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)
• Iron Cross (1939)
  • 2nd Class (23 May 1940)
  • 1st Class (23 May 1940)
• 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
• Armband Crete (20 May 1941)

References

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. {{cite book}}: Unknown parameter |trans_title= ignored (|trans-title= suggested) (help)
• Kurowski, Franz (1995). Knights of the Wehrmacht Knight's Cross Holders of the Fallschirmjäger. Atglen, PA: Schiffer Military. ISBN 978-0-88740-749-9.
• 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. {{cite book}}: Unknown parameter |trans_title= ignored (|trans-title= suggested) (help)
• Thomas, Franz; Wegmann, Günter (1986). Die Ritterkreuzträger der Deutschen Wehrmacht 1939–1945 Teil II: Fallschirmjäger (in German). Osnabrück, Germany: Biblio-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-7648-1461-8. {{cite book}}: Unknown parameter |trans_title= ignored (|trans-title= suggested) (help)