Hermann von der Lieth-Thomsen | |
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.jpg) Lieutenant Colonel von der Lieth-Thomsen c. 1916 | |
| Born | 10 March 1867 Flensburg, Prussia, German Confederation |
| Died | 5 May 1942 (aged 75) Sylt, Nazi Germany |
| Buried | Invalidenfriedhof Cemetery, Berlin |
| Allegiance |  German Empire Nazi Germany |
| Service | Luftstreitkrafte (Empire) Luftwaffe |
| Years of service | 1887–1919 1935–1942 |
| Rank | General of Flying (General der Flieger) |
| Battles / wars | World War I World War II |
| Awards | Pour le Mérite |
| Relations | Joachim von der Lieth-Thomsen |
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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.