Fritz Thiede

Name:

Fritz Thiede

Country:

Germany

Rank:

Leutnant

Units:

Jasta 24, 38
Schusta 5

Victories:

Born:

21 January 1896

Place of Birth:

Lichterfelde

Died:

14 June 1981

Place of Death:

Lüneburg

Fritz Thiede was forced to land by anti-aircraft fire on 22 March 1918. He scored 5 victories with Jasta 24 before joining Jasta 38 as commander on 23 June 1918. Here he scored 3 more victories. In the 1930s, Thiede was a pilot for Heinrich Himmler and Reinhard Heydrich. During World War II he served in the Luftwaffe.

Victories

	Date	Time	Unit	Aircraft	Opponent	Location
u/c	16 Mar 1918		Jasta 24		EA
1	21 Apr 1918	1140	Jasta 24		SPAD	Tricot
2	22 May 1918	2335	Jasta 24		Voisin	NE of Erchau
3	22 May 1918	2345	Jasta 24		Caudron	Avrincourt
u/c	29 May 1918		Jasta 24		EA
4	12 Jun 1918	2130	Jasta 24		SPAD	Mechemont-Thourotte
5	15 Jun 1918	2130	Jasta 24		SPAD	Le Fretoy
6	03 Sep 1918		Jasta 38		Bristol
7	18 Sep 1918		Jasta 38		A.W.F.K. 8
8	19 Sep 1918		Jasta 38		Sopwith Camel