Hermann von der Lieth-Thomsen

Hermann von der Lieth-Thomsen
Lieutenant Colonel von der Lieth-Thomsen c. 1916
Born10 March 1867
Flensburg, Prussia, German Confederation
Died5 May 1942(1942-05-05) (aged 75)
Sylt, Nazi Germany
Buried
Invalidenfriedhof Cemetery, Berlin
Allegiance German Empire
Nazi Germany
BranchLuftstreitkrafte (German Empire)
Luftwaffe
Service years1887–1919
1935–1942
RankGeneral of Flying (General der Flieger)
ConflictsWorld War I
World War II
AwardsPour le Mérite
RelationsJoachim von der Lieth-Thomsen
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General Hermann von der Lieth-Thomsen (born Hermann Thomsen; 10 March 1867 – 5 May 1942) was a German military aviation pioneer, a senior air commander in the Imperial German Army Air Service during World War I, and a founding father of the German military aviation.

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