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Ekkehard Tichy
Born26 August 1922
Uničov, Czechoslovakia
Died16 August 1944(1944-08-16) (aged 21)
over Hannoversch Münden
Cause of deathKilled in action
Allegiance Nazi Germany
Service / branch Luftwaffe
Years of service?–1944
RankHauptmann (captain)
UnitJG 3
Battles / warsWorld War II
AwardsKnight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Ekkehard Tichy (26 August 1922 – 16 August 1944) was a German fighter ace. A Luftwaffe pilot, he was credited with 25 aerial victories. Tichy was killed on 16 August 1944 after ramming a Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress bomber with his Focke-Wulf Fw 190 over Hannoversch Münden, Germany. He was posthumously awarded the Knights Cross on 14 January 1945 and promoted to Hauptmann.[1]

Career

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Tichy was born on 26 August 1922 in Uničov (Mährisch Neustadt), present-day in the Czech Republic, at the time in the bilingual region of Moravia of the First Czechoslovak Republic.[2]

III. Gruppe flew its last combat missions on the Eastern Front on 1 August 1943. The next day, the Gruppe was ordered to Tschassof-Jar and then back to Germany where it was based at Münster-Handorf Airfield.[3]

Defense of the Reich

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III. Gruppe arrived in Münster-Handorf on 3 August where Major Walther Dahl took over command of the unit.[4] The Gruppe immediately began preparations for Defense of the Reich (Reichsverteidigung) missions and was subordinated to Fighter Leader for the Holland area (Jagdfliegerführer Holland).[4]

On 14 October, during the Second Raid on Schweinfurt, Tichy claimed the destruction of Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress bomber shot down 26 kilometers (16 miles) west of Schweinfurt.[5] On 18 March 1944, Tichy had been wounded in one of his eyes during aerial combat with escorting fighters.[6]

Squadron leader and death

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On 16 August 1944, Thichy was killed in action in a mid-air collision with a B-17 bomber of the 91st Bombardment Group northeast of Schweinfurt.[7][8] Posthumously, he was awarded the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross (Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes) on 14 January 1945.[9]

Summary of career

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According to Heaton, Lewis, Olds and Schulze, Tichy was credited with 25 aerial victories.[10] Obermaier also lists him with 25 aerial victories, 13 on the Eastern Front and 12 on the Western Front, including 11 heavy bombers.[2]

Awards

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Notes

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  1. ^ According to Scherzer as pilot in the IV./Jagdgeschwader 3 "Udet".[13]

References

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Citations

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  1. ^ Forsyth 2024, p. 72.
  2. ^ a b Obermaier 1989, p. 216.
  3. ^ Prien & Stemmer 1996, p. 214.
  4. ^ a b Prien & Stemmer 1996, p. 265.
  5. ^ Prien et al. 2008, pp. 321, 329.
  6. ^ Forsyth 2011, p. 82.
  7. ^ Weal 2005, p. 77.
  8. ^ Weal 2013, p. 70.
  9. ^ Caldwell 2012, p. 405.
  10. ^ Heaton et al. 2011, p. 252.
  11. ^ Patzwall & Scherzer 2001, p. 476.
  12. ^ Fellgiebel 2000, pp. 423, 506.
  13. ^ Scherzer 2007, p. 745.

Bibliography

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  • Dixon, Jeremy (2023). Day Fighter Aces of the Luftwaffe: Knight's Cross Holders 1943–1945. Barnsley: Pen and Sword Books. ISBN 978-1-39903-073-1.
  • Fellgiebel, Walther-Peer [in German] (2000) [1986]. Die Träger des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939–1945 — Die Inhaber der höchsten Auszeichnung des Zweiten Weltkrieges aller Wehrmachtteile [The Bearers of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross 1939–1945 — The Owners of the Highest Award of the Second World War of all Wehrmacht Branches] (in German). Friedberg, Germany: Podzun-Pallas. ISBN 978-3-7909-0284-6.
  • Forsyth, Robert (2011). Luftwaffe Viermot Aces 1942–45. Aircraft of the Aces. Vol. 101. Oxford, UK: Osprey Publishing. ISBN 978-1-84908-438-3.
  • Forsyth, Robert (2024). Fw 190 Sturmjäger—Defence of the Reich 1943–45. Dogfight. Vol. 11. Oxford, UK: Osprey Publishing. ISBN 978-1-4728-5746-0.
  • Heaton, Colin D.; Lewis, Anne-Marie; Olds, Robin; Schulze, Kurt (2011). The German Aces Speak: World War II Through the Eyes of Four of the Luftwaffe's Most Important Commanders. Voyageur Press. ISBN 978-1-61059-748-7.
  • Mathews, Andrew Johannes; Foreman, John (2015). Luftwaffe Aces — Biographies and Victory Claims — Volume 4 S–Z. Walton on Thames: Red Kite. ISBN 978-1-906592-21-9.
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  • Patzwall, Klaus D.; Scherzer, Veit (2001). Das Deutsche Kreuz 1941 – 1945 Geschichte und Inhaber Band II [The German Cross 1941 – 1945 History and Recipients Volume 2] (in German). Norderstedt, Germany: Verlag Klaus D. Patzwall. ISBN 978-3-931533-45-8.
  • Prien, Jochen; Stemmer, Gerhard (1996). Messerschmitt BF 109 im Einsatz bei der III./Jagdgeschwader 3 in 1940 – 1945 [Messerschmidt Bf 109 in Action with the III./Jagdgeschwader 3 in 1940 – 1945] (in German). Eutin, Germany: Struve-Druck. ISBN 978-3-923457-33-5.
  • Prien, Jochen (1996). IV./Jagdgeschwader 3—Chronik einer Jagdgruppe—1943 – 1945 [IV./Jagdgeschwader 3—Chronic of a Fighter Group—1943 – 1945] (in German). Eutin, Germany: Struve-Druck. ISBN 978-3-923457-36-6.
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  • Scherzer, Veit (2007). Die Ritterkreuzträger 1939–1945 Die Inhaber des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939 von Heer, Luftwaffe, Kriegsmarine, Waffen-SS, Volkssturm sowie mit Deutschland verbündeter Streitkräfte nach den Unterlagen des Bundesarchives [The Knight's Cross Bearers 1939–1945 The Holders of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross 1939 by Army, Air Force, Navy, Waffen-SS, Volkssturm and Allied Forces with Germany According to the Documents of the Federal Archives] (in German). Jena, Germany: Scherzers Militaer-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-938845-17-2.
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