ixhs Posted October 22, 2019 Share Posted October 22, 2019 Hi ! I need more infos about Oberst (Colonel) in 1944 - Robert Thelen (* 23.3.1884 in Nürnberg) Thelen served in the Reichsluftfahrtministerium in Berlin between 1935-1944 as a constructor. 1944: retired - later died in GDR. Would be good, to see a photo of him in uniform. Which decorations did he earn between 1935 - 44 ? I would bet in WW2: KVK, Wehrmacht LSM/LSC and may be flower medal(s.) Thanks for help! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hucks216 Posted October 23, 2019 Share Posted October 23, 2019 I can't find any mention of him in the Luftwaffe Officer Career Summaries. It might be worth contacting the Bundesarchiv to see if they will provide you with a copy of his service file. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ixhs Posted October 23, 2019 Author Share Posted October 23, 2019 Hi thanks a lot. May be the personnel was "secret" - because of the experiments of the RLM (?) Does anybody have a Luftwaffe Rankliste ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hucks216 Posted October 23, 2019 Share Posted October 23, 2019 A Luftwaffe rank listing won't shed any light as they have very minimal details, usually just the name and date of seniority. I have the 1944 one and it is next to useless for finding out any further details. If he was a Luftwaffe 'Beamte' rather than a serving military officer then he won't be listed in the ranks of actual Luftwaffe officers. What makes you think he was doing secret experimental work for the RLM? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ixhs Posted October 23, 2019 Author Share Posted October 23, 2019 https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Thelen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hucks216 Posted October 23, 2019 Share Posted October 23, 2019 Your best option would be to contact Bundesarchiv and see if they will give you his service file. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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