Andreas Thorey Military person

Andreas Thorey (3 November 1912 – 18 April 1944) was a highly decorated Major in the Wehrmacht during World War II. He was also a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves. 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. Andreas Thorey was killed on 18 April 1944 along the Dniester River. He was posthumously promoted to Major.

Personal facts

Birth dateNovember 03, 1912
Birth place
Germany , Hitzacker
Date of deathApril 18, 1944
Place of death
Ukraine , Dniester

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Military person

allegiance(to 1933)
award
Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross
military operations
Operation Barbarossa
Battle of the Caucasus
World War II
Battle of France
Battle of Kiev (1941)
Battle of the Dnieper
First Jassy–Kishinev Offensive
military branch
German Army (1935–45)
military commandAufklärungs-Abteilung 94
service start1932
service end1944

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External resources

  1. http://www.lexikon-der-wehrmacht.de/Personenregister/T/ThoreyA.htm