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Gerhard Thyben Victories : 157 ----------------------------- Country : Germany Fought in : WW2 Fought for : Axis Died : 4th September 2006 Knights Cross Oak Leaves Oberleutnant Gerhard Thyben was born 24 February 1922. Died 4 September 2006. He was was a German former Luftwaffe fighter ace and recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves during World War II. Gerhard "Gerd" Thyben flew 385 combat missions and claimed 157 aerial victories. He claimed 152 victories on the Eastern Front, including 28 Il-2 Sturmoviks and five victories on the Western Front. He flew 22 fighter-bomber missions on which he claimed two aircraft and seven trucks destroyed on the ground. Gerhard Thyben volunteered for military service in the Luftwaffe in late 1940 and by summer 1941 gained his pilot's licence. On 8 May 1945 he claimed his last victory over the Baltic Sea. He shot down a Petlyakov Pe-2 that was almost certainly looking for German refugee ships escaping from the besieged Courland Pocket. Thyben caught the reconnaissance Pe-2 at 07:54 and achieved what very well might have been the last Focke-Wulf Fw 190 victory of World War II. The Pe-2 crew, consisting of Starshiy Leytenant Grigoriy Davidenko, Kapitan Aleksey Grachev, and Starshina Mikhail Murashko were all killed in the engagement. Thyben surrendered to the British on touching down. Following his release in 1946 he traveled to Spain and Argentina before serving as an instructor with the Colombian Air Force.

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Known Victory Claims - Gerhard Thyben
DATE	PILOT	UNIT	JG	CLAIMED	LOCATION	TIME	FRONT

26/02/1943	Uffz. Gerhard Thyben	6	JG 3	Boston	79 142: 4500m	9.15	Eastern Front
06/05/1943	Uffz. Gerhard Thyben	6	JG 3	Boston	70 395: 500m	4.45	Eastern Front
08/05/1943	Uffz. Gerhard Thyben	6	JG 3	Spitfire	85 143: 1800m	8	Eastern Front
08/05/1943	Uffz. Gerhard Thyben	6	JG 3	Airacobra	85 142: 3200m	15.46	Eastern Front
11/05/1943	Uffz. Gerhard Thyben	6	JG 3	LaGG	86 584: 1500m	16.23	Eastern Front
14/05/1943	Uffz. Gerhard Thyben	6	JG 3	Jak-1	85 113: 2500m	12.15	Eastern Front
01/06/1943	Uffz. Gerhard Thyben	6	JG 3	LaGG-3	61 224: 4000m	5.05	Eastern Front
03/06/1943	Uffz. Gerhard Thyben	6	JG 3	LaGG-5	61 364: tiefst.	3.15	Eastern Front
03/06/1943	Uffz. Gerhard Thyben	6	JG 3	Jak-1	61 382: 3000m	3.22	Eastern Front
12/06/1943	Uffz. Gerhard Thyben	6	JG 3	LaGG-5	61 267: 1500m	3.39	Eastern Front
12/06/1943	Uffz. Gerhard Thyben	6	JG 3	LaGG-5	61 489: 3000m	7.15	Eastern Front
23/06/1943	Uffz. Gerhard Thyben	6	JG 3	Jak-4	61 424: 6500m	6.16	Eastern Front
24/06/1943	Uffz. Gerhard Thyben	6	JG 3	Jak-1	61 634: 1000m	5.25	Eastern Front
24/06/1943	Uffz. Gerhard Thyben	6	JG 3	LaGG-5	71 588: 4000m	18.05	Eastern Front
26/06/1943	Uffz. Gerhard Thyben	6	JG 3	LaGG-3	61 469: 1500m	19.28	Eastern Front
26/06/1943	Uffz. Gerhard Thyben	6	JG 3	LaGG-5	71 317: 1500m	19.34	Eastern Front
02/07/1943	Uffz. Gerhard Thyben	6	JG 3	Boston	71 512: 7500m	7.46	Eastern Front
06/07/1943	Uffz. Gerhard Thyben	6	JG 3	LaGG-5	61 492: 2500m	12.3	Eastern Front
07/07/1943	Uffz. Gerhard Thyben	6	JG 3	Jak-1	61 459: 2000m	7.55	Eastern Front
07/07/1943	Uffz. Gerhard Thyben	6	JG 3	LaGG-5	61 472: 3000m	8.1	Eastern Front
07/07/1943	Uffz. Gerhard Thyben	6	JG 3	LaGG-5	60 291: 1800m	17.02	Eastern Front
07/07/1943	Uffz. Gerhard Thyben	6	JG 3	LaGG-5	70 114: 3700m	17.14	Eastern Front
09/07/1943	Uffz. Gerhard Thyben	6	JG 3	LaGG-5	62 882: 500m	6.2	Eastern Front
09/07/1943	Uffz. Gerhard Thyben	6	JG 3	LaGG-5	61 461: 600m	6.35	Eastern Front
13/07/1943	Uffz. Gerhard Thyben	6	JG 3	Jak-1	62 889: 3800m	5.56	Eastern Front
13/07/1943	Uffz. Gerhard Thyben	6	JG 3	Mustang	62 859: 4000m	6.02	Eastern Front
14/07/1943	Uffz. Gerhard Thyben	6	JG 3	Jak-1	61 243: 3500m	6.46	Eastern Front
20/07/1943	Uffz. Gerhard Thyben	6	JG 3	Jak-1	88 264: 4100m	4.36	Eastern Front
20/07/1943	Uffz. Gerhard Thyben	6	JG 3	Jak-1	88 231: 5000m	15.5	Eastern Front
24/07/1943	Uffz. Gerhard Thyben	6	JG 3	Jak-1	88 285: 4000m	4.42	Eastern Front
25/07/1943	Uffz. Gerhard Thyben	6	JG 3	Jak-1	61 458: 1200m	18.24	Eastern Front
30/07/1943	Uffz. Gerhard Thyben	6	JG 3	Jak-1	88 433: 5000m	12.43	Eastern Front
08/10/1943	Fw. Gerhard Thyben	Stab II.	JG 3	P-47	FH: 6000m [50km W. Egmond]	15.34	Western Front
30/11/1943	Fw. Gerhard Thyben	6	JG 3	P-47	ML-7: 7000m [Dender-Mönde]	11.4	Western Front
11/02/1944	Fw. Gerhard Thyben	6	JG 3	P-38	RK-RL E. St. Vith: 6300m	13.06	Western Front
11/02/1944	Fw. Gerhard Thyben	6	JG 3	P-38	RK-RL E. St. Vith: 6000m	13.07	Western Front
11/02/1944	Fw. Gerhard Thyben	6	JG 3	P-38	RK-RL E. St. Vith: 5000m	13.1	Western Front
30/04/1944	Ltn. Gerhard Thyben	5	JG 54	La-5	96 384: 1200m	6.02	Eastern Front
05/05/1944	Ltn. Gerhard Thyben	5	JG 54	Jak-9	96 525: 1700m	4.36	Eastern Front
05/05/1944	Ltn. Gerhard Thyben	5	JG 54	Jak-9	96 382: 1600m	18.45	Eastern Front
12/05/1944	Ltn. Gerhard Thyben	5	JG 54	Jak-9	9754: 4000m	13.15	Eastern Front
16/05/1944	Ltn. Gerhard Thyben	5	JG 54	Jak-7	88 853: 3700m	7.41	Eastern Front
16/05/1944	Ltn. Gerhard Thyben	5	JG 54	Jak-9	88 856: 4300m	8.07	Eastern Front
05/06/1944	Ltn. Gerhard Thyben	5	JG 54	La-5	70 264: 4000m	11.26	Eastern Front
19/06/1944	Ltn. Gerhard Thyben	5	JG 54	Jak-9	81 623: 2200m	20.01	Eastern Front
19/06/1944	Ltn. Gerhard Thyben	5	JG 54	Airacobra	81 626: 1200m	20.1	Eastern Front
19/06/1944	Ltn. Gerhard Thyben	5	JG 54	Airacobra	81 415: 800m	20.22	Eastern Front
20/06/1944	Ltn. Gerhard Thyben	5	JG 54	Airacobra	91 323: 500m	17.35	Eastern Front
21/06/1944	Ltn. Gerhard Thyben	5	JG 54	LaGG-3	81 543: 1000m	9.22	Eastern Front
23/06/1944	Ltn. Gerhard Thyben	5	JG 54	La-5	-	14.12	Eastern Front
29/06/1944	Ltn. Gerhard Thyben	5	JG 54	Airacobra	91 349: 2500m	8.16	Eastern Front
29/06/1944	Ltn. Gerhard Thyben	5	JG 54	Jak-9	21 447: 200m	7.03	Eastern Front
30/06/1944	Ltn. Gerhard Thyben	5	JG 54	La-5	91 345: 600m	12.16	Eastern Front
30/06/1944	Ltn. Gerhard Thyben	5	JG 54	Jak-9	81 298: 800m	20.23	Eastern Front
01/07/1944	Ltn. Gerhard Thyben	5	JG 54	La-5	91 345: 4200m [Novorzhev/Pskov]	8	Eastern Front
01/07/1944	Ltn. Gerhard Thyben	5	JG 54	Airacobra	81 434: 2800m [Novorzhev/Pskov]	13.22	Eastern Front
03/07/1944	Ltn. Gerhard Thyben	5	JG 54	Jak-9	81 464: 3500m	11.37	Eastern Front
03/07/1944	Ltn. Gerhard Thyben	5	JG 54	Jak-9	81464: 3500m [Immola/Leningrad Front]	11.37	Eastern Front
04/07/1944	Ltn. Gerhard Thyben	5	JG 54	Jak-9	81 474: 3000m	8.05	Eastern Front
06/07/1944	Ltn. Gerhard Thyben	5	JG 54	Jak-9	91 277: 800m	12.09	Eastern Front
07/07/1944	Ltn. Gerhard Thyben	5	JG 54	Jak-9	91 464: 3800m	6.44	Eastern Front
09/07/1944	Ltn. Gerhard Thyben	5	JG 54	Jak-9	91 273: 3000m	9.16	Eastern Front
06/08/1944	Ltn. Gerhard Thyben	5	JG 54	Jak-9	79 165: 2000m	18	Eastern Front
07/08/1944	Ltn. Gerhard Thyben	5	JG 54	La-5	80 572: 5000m	6.57	Eastern Front
07/08/1944	Ltn. Gerhard Thyben	5	JG 54	La-5	70 637: 4200m	14.23	Eastern Front
17/08/1944	Ltn. Gerhard Thyben	6	JG 54	La-5	79 841: 4000m	12.1	Eastern Front
23/08/1944	Ltn. Gerhard Thyben	5	JG 54	La-5	69 328: 1800m	9.22	Eastern Front
23/08/1944	Ltn. Gerhard Thyben	5	JG 54	La-5	69 688: 800-1000m	9.45	Eastern Front
28/08/1944	Ltn. Gerhard Thyben	5	JG 54	Pe-2	69 592	17.5	Eastern Front
30/08/1944	Ltn. Gerhard Thyben	5	JG 54	Il-2	69 549: 300m	17.29	Eastern Front
04/09/1944	Ltn. Gerhard Thyben	5	JG 54	La-5	-	18.09	Eastern Front
05/09/1944	Ltn. Gerhard Thyben	5	JG 54	La-7	69 639: 3000m	16.52	Eastern Front
06/09/1944	Ltn. Gerhard Thyben	5	JG 54	Jak-9	69 596: 2000m	6.47	Eastern Front
06/09/1944	Ltn. Gerhard Thyben	5	JG 54	Il-2	69 651: 200m	10.42	Eastern Front
06/09/1944	Ltn. Gerhard Thyben	5	JG 54	La-5	69 628: 800m	13.55	Eastern Front
06/09/1944	Ltn. Gerhard Thyben	5	JG 54	La-5	69 624: 400m	14	Eastern Front
14/09/1944	Ltn. Gerhard Thyben	II.	JG 54	Jak-9	68 162: 3500m	10.43	Eastern Front
15/09/1944	Ltn. Gerhard Thyben	II.	JG 54	Jak-9	68 776: 2300m	11.35	Eastern Front
15/09/1944	Ltn. Gerhard Thyben	II.	JG 54	La-5	68 167: 1200m	12	Eastern Front
15/09/1944	Ltn. Gerhard Thyben	II.	JG 54	La-5	58 229: 1000m	12.11	Eastern Front
15/09/1944	Ltn. Gerhard Thyben	II.	JG 54	La-5	58 133: 1500m	17.15	Eastern Front
16/09/1944	Ltn. Gerhard Thyben	5	JG 54	La-5	57 256: 3700m	9.1	Eastern Front
16/09/1944	Ltn. Gerhard Thyben	5	JG 54	La-5	57 258: 3800m	9.11	Eastern Front
16/09/1944	Ltn. Gerhard Thyben	5	JG 54	La-5	57 292: 1200m	9.14	Eastern Front
16/09/1944	Ltn. Gerhard Thyben	5	JG 54	Jak-9	57 231: 2000m	9.24	Eastern Front
16/09/1944	Ltn. Gerhard Thyben	5	JG 54	Jak-9	ESE Katrina: 600m	9.3	Eastern Front
16/09/1944	Ltn. Gerhard Thyben	5	JG 54	Il-2	68 176: 1000m	15.4	Eastern Front
18/09/1944	Ltn. Gerhard Thyben	5	JG 54	La-5	57 276: 1500m	10.11	Eastern Front
23/09/1944	Ltn. Gerhard Thyben	5	JG 54	La-5	37 466: 4500m	15.5	Eastern Front
24/09/1944	Ltn. Gerhard Thyben	5	JG 54	Jak-9	37 418: 1800m	9.4	Eastern Front
24/09/1944	Ltn. Gerhard Thyben	5	JG 54	Jak-9	37 456: 600m	9.41	Eastern Front
24/09/1944	Ltn. Gerhard Thyben	5	JG 54	Il-2	37 333: 1500m	9.45	Eastern Front
25/09/1944	Ltn. Gerhard Thyben	5	JG 54	Jak-9	37 418: 800m	12.4	Eastern Front
25/09/1944	Ltn. Gerhard Thyben	5	JG 54	Il-2	37 274: 1200m	12.44	Eastern Front
25/09/1944	Ltn. Gerhard Thyben	5	JG 54	Jak-9	37 337: 2200m	13.06	Eastern Front
25/09/1944	Ltn. Gerhard Thyben	5	JG 54	Il-2	57 151: 500m	16.37	Eastern Front
27/09/1944	Ltn. Gerhard Thyben	5	JG 54	Il-2	57 143: 10m	17.41	Eastern Front
28/09/1944	Ltn. Gerhard Thyben	5	JG 54	Jak-9	58 751: 2300m	17.24	Eastern Front
30/09/1944	Ltn. Gerhard Thyben	5	JG 54	La-5	48 863: 3200m	10.31	Eastern Front
30/09/1944	Ltn. Gerhard Thyben	5	JG 54	Jak-9	57 146: 2000m	11	Eastern Front
30/09/1944	Ltn. Gerhard Thyben	5	JG 54	Il-2	57 111: 150m	15.03	Eastern Front
10/10/1944	Ltn. Gerhard Thyben	7	JG 54	Jak-9	04 653: 3000m	9.55	Eastern Front
10/10/1944	Ltn. Gerhard Thyben	7	JG 54	Pe-2	17 522: 1800m	10.15	Eastern Front
16/10/1944	Ltn. Gerhard Thyben	II.	JG 54	Il-2	17 641: 200m	13.5	Eastern Front
17/10/1944	Ltn. Gerhard Thyben	II.	JG 54	Il-2	27 546: 500m	14.46	Eastern Front
22/10/1944	Ltn. Gerhard Thyben	II.	JG 54	Airacobra	17 649: 5000m	12.48	Eastern Front
22/10/1944	Ltn. Gerhard Thyben	II.	JG 54	Pe-2	17 587: 2000m	14.2	Eastern Front
27/10/1944	Ltn. Gerhard Thyben	II.	JG 54	Jak-9	27 518: 1000m	11.08	Eastern Front
28/10/1944	Ltn. Gerhard Thyben	II.	JG 54	Il-2	07 637: 10m	11.54	Eastern Front
28/10/1944	Ltn. Gerhard Thyben	II.	JG 54	Il-2	17 567: 600m	15.1	Eastern Front
29/10/1944	Ltn. Gerhard Thyben	II.	JG 54	Il-2	17 459: 300m	9.45	Eastern Front
29/10/1944	Ltn. Gerhard Thyben	II.	JG 54	Jak-9	17 622: 800m	12.43	Eastern Front
30/10/1944	Ltn. Gerhard Thyben	II.	JG 54	Pe-2	17 551: 3800m	11.58	Eastern Front
30/10/1944	Ltn. Gerhard Thyben	II.	JG 54	Pe-2	17 546: 1500m	12	Eastern Front
30/10/1944	Ltn. Gerhard Thyben	II.	JG 54	Airacobra	17 636: 1200m	14.31	Eastern Front
30/10/1944	Ltn. Gerhard Thyben	II.	JG 54	Airacobra	17 613: 3300m	14.48	Eastern Front
23/11/1944	Ltn. Gerhard Thyben	5	JG 54	Il-2	28 183: 10m	8.2	Eastern Front
17/02/1945	Oblt. Gerhard Thyben	7	JG 54		-	-	Western Front
17/02/1945	Oblt. Gerhard Thyben	7	JG 54		-	-	Western Front
17/02/1945	Oblt. Gerhard Thyben	7	JG 54		-	-	Western Front
17/02/1945	Oblt. Gerhard Thyben	7	JG 54		-	-	Western Front
08/05/1945	Oblt. Gerhard Thyben	7	JG 54	Pe-2	W. Libau	7.54	Western Front

Known Claims : 122

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