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Theodor Croneiss
Theodor Croneiss in Deutscher Luftsportverband Uniform ca. 1934
Nickname(s)	Theo
Born	18 December 1894
Died	7 November 1942 (1942-11-08) (aged 47)
Allegiance	Germany
Service / branch	Flying service
Years of service	ca 1915 - 1918
Rank	Oberleutnant
Unit	Feldflieger Abteilung 6
Awards	Iron Cross, House Order of Hohenzollern
Other work	Test pilot for Messerschmitt

Oberleutnant Theodor Croneiss (18 December 1894 – 7 November 1942) was a World War I fighter pilot credited with five aerial victories.

World War I service

Croneiss was one of the German pilots assigned to duty with Germany's allies, the Ottoman Empire.^[1] As such, he was assigned to Feldflieger Abteilung 6, which was also known as the Jasta Chanak Kale—Turkei as early as late 1915 or early 1916. His first aerial victory came on 7 January 1916, when he downed a Farman bomber over El Sedd-ul-Bahr. The next day, he downed a Royal Naval Air Service Voisin III LAS in the vicinity of Cape Helles. On 4 February 1916, his victory was over a reconnaissance two-seater at Baba-Tepe, off Imbros.^[1]

On 24 January 1918, Croneiss shot down a Sopwith over the Gulf of Saros. His fifth victory came on 23 May 1918, when he destroyed a Sopwith fighter. He was subsequently decorated with the Iron Cross First Class and the Knight's Cross of the House Order of Hohenzollern in August 1918.^[1]^[2]

Post World War I

Having survived the war as an Oberleutnant, Croneiss became a sporting aviator. He became director of a flying club that sponsored Willy Messerschmitt. Croneiss piloted one of Messerschmitt's early designs, the M-21, to win the designer a 60,000 Reichsmark prize. In 1928–1929, Croneiss won the East Prussia Flying Trophy with the M-23 model. He later evolved into a test pilot for the Messerschmitt Company.^[1]

Early in 1934 SA Chief Ernst Röhm 'had chosen Theo Croneiss to replace Hermann Göring as air minister, for example, and had given him a magnificent ceremonial dagger. Croneiss ratted Röhm out to Göring. Röhm denied it...Reichsführer Himmler rewarded Croneiss with high SS rank later.' Irving, David (2020). True Himmler. Focal Point. p. 256-257. ISBN 978-1-872-197-83-8.

Theodor Jacob Croneiss died on 7 November 1942.^[1]

Awards and decorations

Iron Cross of 1914, 2nd class (2 January 1915) and 1st class (26 September 1916)
Knight's Cross of the Royal House Order of Hohenzollern with Swords (6 August 1918)^[1]
War Merit Cross, 2nd class (1942)
Liyakat Medal
Imtiyaz Medal
Order of the Medjidieh
Ottoman War Medal (Turkish: Harp Madalyası), "Gallipoli Star" or "Iron Crescent"^{[citation needed]}

Sources of information

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f Franks et al 1993, pp. 94-95.
^ Note: The second class Iron Cross was awarded before the first class.

References

Franks, Norman; Bailey, Frank W.; Guest, Russell. Above the Lines: The Aces and Fighter Units of the German Air Service, Naval Air Service and Flanders Marine Corps, 1914–1918. Grub Street, 1993. ISBN 0-948817-73-9, ISBN 978-0-948817-73-1.

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