Tychsen mystery ?

lennardg · Post by **lennardg** » Wed Oct 02, 2002 2:25 am

I read here at the forum about a mystery concerning Tychsen, what´s the story ?

Mark C Yerger · Post by **Mark C Yerger** » Wed Oct 02, 2002 5:34 am

If regards his death, he was killed along with his driver by a US patrol. Body found in recent years and rebuired with full honors.

Mark

charlie don't surf · Post by **charlie don't surf** » Wed Oct 02, 2002 7:25 am

hmm, I thought that it was unclear how he died. Mark Bando discuss Tychsen in Breakout at Normandy.

regards

Mark C Yerger · Post by **Mark C Yerger** » Wed Oct 02, 2002 7:59 am

Divisional commander Otto Baum and Albert Stückler (Ia) told me they tried to obtain his release from US troops assuming he was captured. They offered a large sum of money (50,000RM) and a prisoner exchange but got no reply. From that most assumed he'd been shot in a firefight or after being taken prisoner.

Mark

Juha Hujanen · Post by **Juha Hujanen** » Wed Oct 02, 2002 8:51 am

I did read from sowhere,that Tychsen's younger brother served in "Reich" too.He was Obersturmfuhrer in Divisional Escort Company.Company led by him was decimated in Hungary March 45.Does anyone knows did he survived war?.And another question.Both Witt brothers were killed.Friz with Hitlerjugend in Normandy and his brother with LAH in Greece.Is there more famous brothers in Waffen-SS?

Regards Juha

Mark C Yerger · Post by **Mark C Yerger** » Wed Oct 02, 2002 8:54 am

Hans-Alwin Tychsen was killed on March 28, 1945, see photo on pg 224 of "Knights of Steel" vol. 2. He commanded the Divisionssicherungskompanie.

Best
Mark

Tom Houlihan · Post by **Tom Houlihan** » Wed Oct 02, 2002 12:43 pm

I found out about this talking to Mark Bando. He's going to be redoing his book on the 2nd Armored in Normandy, and he told me about his research into Tychsen's death. I don't know if all the players are still alive, but there doesn't seem to be a ready explanation for why his body was found so far from the ambush site. Like everything else, when I get a little spare time on my hands, I want to read more about it.

charlie don't surf · Post by **charlie don't surf** » Wed Oct 02, 2002 1:02 pm

Breakout at Normandy is one of my favourite books. Why is going to redo it, has some new information showed up? Tychsen is an interesting riddle indeed, I hope that it will be solved one day.

regards

areilley · Post by **areilley** » Wed Oct 02, 2002 5:22 pm

Tychen's RK with Oakleaves was suposedly on display at the MAX show last weekend. Check out the topic MAX Show on the SS Uniform forum at German Daggers.Com