Wolfgang Thomale
Wolfgang Thomale | |
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| Born | 25 February 1900 |
| Died | 20 October 1978 (aged 78) |
| Allegiance |  Nazi Germany |
| Service/ | Army (Wehrmacht) |
| Years of service | 1918–45 |
| Rank | Generalleutnant |
| Battles/wars | World War I |
| Awards | Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross |
Wolfgang Thomale (25 February 1900 – 20 October 1978) was a German general during World War II. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross of Nazi Germany. He was a prisoner of war at Camp Ritchie in Maryland and was involved with the Hill Project, an effort to use German POWs to translate texts to better understand Military efforts of the Nazi regime following the end of the War.[1]
Awards and decorations[]
- Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 10 February 1942 as Oberstleutnant and commander of Panzer-Regiment 27[2]
References[]
- ^ https://www.academia.edu/12122243/Western_Allied_Intelligence_and_the_German_Military_Document_Section_1945_1946, Derek Mallett, 2011 (p.387).
- ^ Fellgiebel 2000, p. 342.
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.
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Categories:
- 1900 births
- 1978 deaths
- Lieutenant generals of the German Army (Wehrmacht)
- People from Leszno
- People from the Province of Posen
- German military personnel of World War I
- Prussian Army personnel
- Recipients of the clasp to the Iron Cross, 2nd class
- Recipients of the Gold German Cross
- Recipients of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross
- Commanders Crosses of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany
- German prisoners of war in World War II
- Reichswehr personnel