Andreas Thorey

Andreas Thorey
Birth name	Andreas Thorey
Born	3 November 1912 Hitzacker, Germany
Died	18 April 1944 (aged 31) Along the Dniester
Allegiance	Weimar Republic (to 1933)  Nazi Germany
Service/branch	Heer
Years of service	1932–44
Rank	Major (Posthumously)
Commands held	Aufklärungs-Abteilung 94
Battles/wars	World War II Battle of France Operation Barbarossa Battle of Kiev (1941) Battle of the Caucasus Lower Dnieper Offensive First Jassy-Kishinev Offensive
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves

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.

Awards and decorations

• Iron Cross (1939)
  • 2nd Class (21 June 1940)^[1]
  • 1st Class (18 July 1941)^[1]
• Wound Badge (1939)
  • in Black
• General Assault Badge
• Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves
  • Knight's Cross on 6 April 1943 as Oberleutnant and squadron leader in Aufklärungs-Abteilung 94^[2]
  • 349th Oak Leaves on 7 December 1943 as Rittmeister and commander of Aufklärungs-Abteilung 94^[3]

References

Citations

1. Thomas 1998, p. 377.
2. Fellgiebel 2000, p. 342.
3. Fellgiebel 2000, p. 65.

Bibliography

• Fellgiebel, Walther-Peer (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.
• 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 Miltaer-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-938845-17-2.
• Thomas, Franz (1998). Die Eichenlaubträger 1939–1945 Band 2: L–Z [The Oak Leaves Bearers 1939–1945 Volume 2: L–Z] (in German). Osnabrück, Germany: Biblio-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-7648-2300-9.

External links

• Lexikon der Wehrmacht