Wolfgang Thomale
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- Not to be confused with Richard Thomalla, whose name is sometimes written as "Wolfgang Thomalla".
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Wolfgang Thomale
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| Born | 25 February 1900 Polnisch Lissa |
| Died | Script error: The function "death_date_and_age" does not exist. Peine |
| Allegiance |  German Empire (to 1918) Weimar Republic (to 1933) Nazi Germany |
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Heer |
| Years of service | 1918–45 |
| Rank | Generalleutnant |
| Commands held | Panzer-Regiment 27 |
| Battles/wars | World War I
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| Awards | Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross |
Wolfgang Thomale (25 February 1900 – 20 October 1978) was a highly decorated Generalleutnant in the Wehrmacht during World War II. He was also a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross. The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership. Wolfgang Thomale was captured by Allied troops in May 1945 and was released in 1946.
Awards and decorations
- Iron Cross (1914)
- 2nd Class
- Honour Cross of the World War 1914/1918
- Iron Cross (1939)
- 2nd Class
- 1st Class
- German Cross in Gold (27 November 1941)
- Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 10 February 1942 as Oberstleutnant and commander of Panzer-Regiment 27[1]
References
Citations
- ↑ Fellgiebel 2000, p. 342.
Bibliography
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External links
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Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross recipients of the 19th Panzer Division
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| Panzergrenadier/Schützen-Regiment 73 |
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| Artillerie-Regiment 19 | ||
| Panzerjäger-Abteilung 19 | ||
| Panzeraufklärungs-Abteilung 19 |
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| Heeres-Flakartillerie-Abteilung 272 | ||
| Lehr-Regiment 901 |
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1Knight's Cross with Schützen-Regiment 73, Oak Leaves and Swords with the Stab. 2Oak Leaves with the XXXXVIII. Panzer-Corps, Swords with the XXXX. Panzer-Corps. 3Knight's Cross with Infanterie-Regiment 742 (702nd Infantry Division). 4Oak Leaves with Fallschirm-Panzergrenadier-Regiment 1 "Hermann Göring" (Fallschirm-Panzer Division 1 Hermann Göring). 5Oak Leaves with Sturmgeschütz-Abteilung 191 "Büffel".
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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
- German prisoners of war
- Reichswehr personnel
