German Spanish Civil War and World War II flying ace
Horst Tietzen
Born
19 July 1912 Arnswalde (today Poland)
Died
18 August 1940(1940-08-18) (aged 28) over the Thames Estuary, England
Buried
Bourdon German war cemetery (Cimetière militaire allemand de Bourdon)
Allegiance
Nazi Germany
Service/branch
Luftwaffe
Years of service
?–1940
Rank
Hauptmann (Posthumously)
Unit
Condor Legion JG 51
Battles/wars
See battles
Spanish Civil War
World War II
Battle of France
Battle of Britain †
Awards
Spanish Cross In Gold with Swords Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross
Horst Tietzen (19 July 1912 – 18 August 1940) was a German Luftwaffe fighter pilot and recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross during World War II.
HorstTietzen (19 July 1912 – 18 August 1940) was a German Luftwaffe fighter pilot and recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross during World...
Hugo Sperrle* Albert Stecken Alois Stoeckl Wilhelm Ritter von Thoma* HorstTietzen Werner Töniges Hannes Trautloft Heinrich Trettner Joachim Wandel Kurt...
counter-attacked, destroying two Bf 109s. One of them was flown by HorstTietzen, an ace with 20 victories and the fourth highest claimant in the Luftwaffe...
claims, plus thirty further unconfirmed claims. Additionally, Spick lists Horst-Günther von Fassong with 136 aerial victories, Rudolf Rademacher with 126...
fighter-pilot school. Following flight training, he served with Jagdgeschwader 134 "Horst Wessel" (JG 134—134th Fighter Wing) and was one of the first German volunteers...
von Kessel (1893–1981), German general in the Wehrmacht during WWII HorstTietzen (1912–1940), Luftwaffe pilot Franz Eisenach (1918–1998), Luftwaffe pilot...
Luftwaffe in October 1934, and served as Adjutant, Jagdgeschwader 134 "Horst Wessel" from March 1936. From September 1938 to March 1939 Major Grabmann...
Fighter Wing) until he was replaced by Oberleutnant (First Lieutenant) HorstTietzen on 29 August. The Reservestaffel was a training squadron equipped with...
training, he was posted to I. Gruppe (1st group) of Jagdgeschwader 134 "Horst Wessel" (JG 134–134th Fighter Wing) in March 1937. During the Spanish Civil...
Global Information
Nazi Germany
Luftwaffe