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August Adolf Karl Hermann Thiele (3 March 1894 – 2 November 1967) was a ''Vizeadmiral'' with the Kriegsmarine during World War II and commander of the heavy cruiser "Lützow". He was awarded the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves ((ドイツ語:Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes mit Eichenlaub)). The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross and its higher grade Oak Leaves was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership. ''Kapitän zur See'' Thiele received the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross for his command of the heavy cruiser ''Lützow'' and his leadership of ''Kampfgruppe V'' (5th battle group) during the occupation of Oslo. Thiele had taken command of the battle group after the sinking of ''Blücher''.〔Dörr 1996, p. 282.〕 He was promoted to ''Vizeadmiral'' (Vice Admiral) on 1 April 1943 and was appointed commander of the ''Kampfgruppe II'' (2nd battle group) in the Baltic Sea on 28 July 1944 and commander of ''Kampfgruppe'' "Thiele" on 23 March 1945. With the heavy cruiser ''Prinz Eugen'', ''Admiral Hipper'', ''Admiral Scheer'' and ''Lützow'', and the ships of the line and and the light cruisers ''Emden'', ''Köln'', ''Leipzig'' and ''Nürnberg'' he participated from sea in the land battles for Courland and in Samland. ==Awards== * Iron Cross (1914) * * 2nd Class (8 January 1916)〔Dörr 1996, p. 285.〕〔Thomas 1998, p. 373.〕 * * 1st Class (29 June 1919)〔〔 * Hanseatic Cross of Hamburg (30 May 1918)〔 * Honour Cross of the World War 1914/1918 * Wehrmacht Long Service Award 1st Class (5 March 1937)〔 * Clasp to the Iron Cross (1939) * * 2nd Class (14 April 1940)〔〔 * * 1st Class (15 April 1940)〔〔 * High Seas Fleet Badge (1940)〔 * Naval Front Clasp in Bronze (12 April 1945)〔 * German Cross in Gold on 9 March 1945 as ''Vizeadmiral'' in Kampfgruppe "Thiele"〔Patzwall & Scherzer 2001, p. 473.〕 * Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves * * Knight's Cross on 18 January 1941 as ''Kapitän zur See'' and commander of heavy cruiser "Lützow"〔Fellgiebel 2000, p. 421.〕〔Scherzer 2007, p. 741.〕 * * 824th Oak Leaves on 14 April 1945 as ''Vizeadmiral'' and commander of Kampfgruppe "Thiele"〔〔Fellgiebel 2000, p. 101.〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「August Thiele」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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