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Grundlagen zur Neuberechnung von Öfen und Versuchsdaten, Schießplatz Kummersdorf Vers. West", that he presented on 27 April 1937, Thiel introduces developments that lead to decisive changes, including a shortening of the oven and an optimization of the injection nozzle. Furthermore, Thiel continued to research different fuel mixtures for the rocket engines.
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In the A4 project, the first successful launch occurred from test station VII on 3 October 1942. The rocket flew 190 km in the targeted direction and it reached a height of 85 km. The top-speed was 1,322 m/s. As the A4 was now showing military qualities, the NS leadership was demanding
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In autumn of 1936 Dornberger asked Thiel to move from fundamental research to Wa Prüf 11 at
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In summer semester of 1931 he passed the preliminary examination with excellence. In winter semester 1933 he passed all 7 diploma exams with the highest possible grade A and he became Dipl.-Ing. (chem.). In 1934 his thesis "Über die
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immediate implementation in war. Mass production replaced science, although the whole unit was still immature. There were many launch failures after 3 October 1942. In 1943 Thiel and many fellow scientists and researchers were very exhausted and unhappy in
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Kohlenstoff-Halogenbindung an ungesättigte Kohlen-Wasserstoffe" received the highest possible honor (summa cum laude). He became Dr.-Ing. (chem.). His doctorate was confirmed on 8 November 1934 in
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Walter Erich Oskar Thiel was born on 3 March 1910 in the
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