Thomas-Emil von Wickede
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Thomas-Emil von Wickede | |
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| Born | 23 April 1893 |
| Died | 23 June 1944 (aged 51) near Rettenegg, Nazi Germany |
| Allegiance |  German Empire  Weimar Republic  Nazi Germany |
| Service/ | Army |
| Years of service | 1914–44 |
| Rank | General of the Infantry |
| Commands held | 30th Infantry Division X Army Corps |
| Battles/wars | World War II |
| Awards | Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross |
Thomas-Emil von Wickede (23 April 1893 – 23 June 1944) was a German general in the Wehrmacht of Nazi Germany during World War II who commanded the X Army Corps. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross. Wickede was killed on 23 June 1944, when an aircraft carrying him and generals Karl Eglseer, Eduard Dietl and Franz Rossi crashed in the vicinity of the small village of Rettenegg, Styria.
Awards[]
- Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 15 August 1940 as Oberstleutnant and commander of Infanterie-Regiment 4[1]
References[]
Citations[]
- ^ Fellgiebel 2000, p. 361.
Bibliography[]
- (2000) [1986]. Die Träger des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939–1945 — Die Inhaber der höchsten Auszeichnung des Zweiten Weltkrieges aller Wehrmachtteile [The Bearers of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross 1939–1945 — The Owners of the Highest Award of the Second World War of all Wehrmacht Branches] (in German). Friedberg, Germany: Podzun-Pallas. ISBN 978-3-7909-0284-6.
Categories:
- 1893 births
- 1944 deaths
- People from Verden an der Aller
- People from the Province of Hanover
- German military personnel of World War I
- Recipients of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross
- Victims of aviation accidents or incidents in Austria
- Generals of Infantry (Wehrmacht)
- Reichswehr personnel
- German military personnel killed in World War II
- Recipients of the clasp to the Iron Cross, 1st class