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Werner Thierfelder (24 December 1915 – 18 July 1944) was a German Luftwaffe ace and recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross during World War II. The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership. Werner Thierfelder was killed on 18 July 1944. Unit commander of ''Erprobungskommando 262'', out of Lechfeld, he was lost in crash of a Me 262A-1a under unclear circumstances. ''Luftwaffe'' records indicate that he was shot down but U.S. and British records show no comparable engagement. A possible cause is that Thierfelder exceeded the airframe's limiting Mach number in a dive, perhaps while pursuing an Allied reconnaissance aircraft, leading to an irrecoverable dive.〔Price, Dr. Alfred, "''Messerschmitt Me 262: Missed Opportunity or Impossible Dream?''", International Air Power Review, AIRtime Publishing Inc., Westport, Connecticut, 2007, ISBN 978-1-880588-99-4, pp.137-138.〕 During his career he was credited with 27 aerial victories, 6 on the Western Front and 21 on the Eastern Front. ==Awards== * Flugzeugführerabzeichen * Front Flying Clasp of the Luftwaffe * Iron Cross (1939) * * 2nd Class * * 1st Class * German Cross in Gold (3 November 1942) * Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 10 December 1941 as ''Oberleutnant'' and ''Staffelkapitän'' in the II./Zerstörergeschwader 26〔Fellgiebel 2000, p. 421.〕 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「Werner Thierfelder」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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