Wolfgang Thomale

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Wolfgang Thomale
Born25 February 1900
Died20 October 1978(1978-10-20) (aged 78)
Allegiance Nazi Germany
Service/branchArmy (Wehrmacht)
Years of service1918–45
RankGeneralleutnant
Battles/warsWorld War I

World War II

AwardsKnight'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]

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  • (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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