Wilhelm Thomas
Wilhelm Thomas | |
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Born | 8 October 1892 |
Died | 24 August 1976 | (aged 83)
Allegiance | Nazi Germany |
Service | Army (Wehrmacht) |
Rank | Generalleutnant |
Commands | 321st Infantry Division 203rd Infantry Division 286th Infantry Division |
Battles / wars | World War II |
Awards | Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross |
Wilhelm Thomas (8 October 1892 – 24 August 1976) was a general in the Wehrmacht of Nazi Germany during World War II who commanded several divisions. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross.
Awards and decorations
- Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 13 October 1941 as Oberst and commander of Infanterie-Regiment 71[1]
References
Citations
- ^ Fellgiebel 2000, p. 342.
Bibliography
- Fellgiebel, Walther-Peer (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.