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Hermann von der Lieth-Thomsen
General Hermann von der Lieth-Thomsen, born Hermann Thomsen, (10 March 1867 – 5 May 1942) was a German military aviation pioneer, a senior air commander in the Imperial German Army Air Service during World War I and a founding father of the German military aviation.
Early life and military career.
Hermann Thomsen was born on 10 March 1867 in Flensburg which had recently been lost by the Kingdom of Denmark and incorporated into Prussia. Lieth-Thomsen joined the Prussian Army
country; the German manufacturer Junkers had already been operating a production facility for military aircraft near Moscow since 1923.
In June 1924, retired Colonel Hermann von der Lieth-Thomsen became a permanent representative of the "Reichswehr's" "Truppenamt", the secret General Staff of the German Army, in Moscow. At the same time, seven German instructors were sent to the Red Air Force. On 15 April 1925, Lieth-Thomsen signed a contract to establish a German fighter-pilot school at Lipetsk.
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