Emil Thuy, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Emil Thuy

Recipient of the Iron Cross

Date of Birth: 11-Mar-1894

Place of Birth: Hagen, Free State of Prussia, Germany

Date of Death: 11-Jun-1930

Profession: flying ace

Nationality: Germany

Zodiac Sign: Pisces

Emil Thuy (11 March 1894 – 11 June 1930), Pour le Merite, Württemberg's Order of Military Merit, House Order of Hohenzollern, Iron Cross First and Second Class, was one of the leading German fighter aces of World War I, with 35 victories.
After the war, he was an adviser to the Finnish air force and was involved in the secret origins of the Luftwaffe within the Soviet Union.