Lt Friedrich-Karl Thien KG 100 Heinkel Crash

[Ben McKinnon]

Hi would like to ask if anyone could provide me with information on Lt Thiens Career, I do know that he served as a pilot in KG 100 and promoted to Oberleutnant and was awarded the wound badge, not sure of the colour after a plane crash following a ramming by a Russian aircraft but that is all I have on him. There was a photo with a crashed Heinkel with the letters GN+N and I. I think it’s an I as it’s in a different colour looks like a crash dated 1940, not sure if it was his aircraft ? Any information would be good.

[Jim P.]

He111 H-6, 4441, Thien, Ltn. Friedrich-Karl, , I., 1., KGr. 100, , 6N+FH, DJ+LI, , 28-Sep-41, WIA due to being rammed by an enemy aircraft during sortie to Tyschininow. B KIA., , Lfl.2/Eins.Osten, Gen.Qu.6.Abt. (mfm #4)-Vol.6; Balke, KG 100, p.369, 438, , (Tyschininow), 60%, F, B Fw. Karl Eikelmeier, ,

[Ben McKinnon]

Thanks Jim, I did read the bordfunkers report on the ramming, the Russian aircraft was badly hit before ramming and damaged a metre of fuselage and then crossing the lines on return was hit by an anti aircraft shell, Thien hit a farmhouse and was rescued by war correspondents. Just a pity I could not find out what happened to him after this wether he still flew or his injuries grounded him.

[Urusut]

The lieutenant Friedrich-Karl Thien received 13 bone fractures and multiple bruises. He was treated in hospitals for a long time. Decommissioned from military service. Awarded with the Iron Cross 1st class.
In 1990 he lived in the city Neunkirchen.

[Richard Mills]

Following the 28-Sep-1941 incident, Oblt. Thein spent 12 months recuperating before being assigned to Frontflug – Sammlergruppe ‘Dortmund’ on 20-10-42 to 12-11-42; Nachtjagdraumführer 12 from 13-11-42 to 14-12-43 and Stab 1. Jagddivision from 15-12-43. His injuries meant he was awarded the Verwundetenabzeichen in Silber on 26-11-1941.

I would be very interested in learning where the details of his crash on 28-Sep-41 have been documented; I take it the Bordfunkers report is in the Balke book on K.Gr. 100?

Hope this helps.

Regards Richard.

[RT]

Nd PK report maybe also ?
Rémi

[Nick Beale]

Originally Posted by RT

Nd PK report maybe also ?
Rémi

THis would be a good place to start looking: https://anno.onb.ac.at/infos_zeizs.htm

[RT]

Thanks, for this interesting link, but it concern only Austria ?, Regarding the PK/War correspondents articles, I never thing on where they were published, but probably in usual newspapers, in whole or reduce form...
Hv you already search in this base ?
Rémi

[Nick Beale]

Originally Posted by RT

Thanks, for this interesting link, but it concern only Austria ?, Regarding the PK/War correspondents articles, I never thing on where they were published, but probably in usual newspapers, in whole or reduce form...
Hv you already search in this base ?
Rémi

The "Ostmark" was part of the Reich back then and its newspapers used the same PK reports as everywhere else in German-held territory. I have primarily used that database for the Vienna edition of the Völkischer Beobachter. This does have some "local content" but the war news seems to be standard. For more "approved-by-Goebbels" newspapers, you can look online at those held by La Bibliothèque Nationale Française (the "gallica" database) or the Zeitschriften Datenbank.

[Ben McKinnon]

Thank you for the information gentlemen, the Radio operators report was on a French website, could not see which book it was from, I believe it was one of the KG100 books, I am being sent the group through the post and it does come with the crash photographs which I am happy to share with this website, the second crashed Heinkel photograph GN + N and what looks like either an I or 1 in a different colour is also with the group, looks like a belly landing with minimal damage.