Siegfried Thomaschki
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Siegfried Thomaschki | |
|---|---|
| Born | 20 March 1894 |
| Died | 31 May 1967 (aged 73) |
| Allegiance | German Empire Weimar Republic Nazi Germany |
| Branch | German Army |
| Service years | 1913–1945 |
| Rank | General der Artillerie |
| Commands | 11th Infantry Division X Army Corps |
| Conflicts | |
| Awards | Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves |
Siegfried Thomaschki (20 March 1894 – 31 May 1967) was a German general during World War II who commanded the 11th Infantry Division. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves of Nazi Germany.
Thomaschki surrendered to the Soviet forces in the Courland Pocket on 8 May 1945. Convicted in the Soviet Union as a war criminal, he was held until 1955.
Awards and decorations
[edit | edit source]- Iron Cross (1914) 2nd Class (31 November 1914) & 1st Class (27 January 1917)[1]
- Clasp to the Iron Cross (1939) 2nd Class & 1st Class (18 December 1939)[1]
- German Cross in Gold on 19 December 1941 as Oberst and Arko 123[2]
- Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves
- Knight's Cross on 1 November 1942 as Generalmajor and commander of 11. Infanterie-Division[3]
- Oak Leaves on 11 September 1943 as Generalleutnant and commander of 11.Infanterie-Division[4]
References
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Categories:
- 1894 births
- 1967 deaths
- People from Sztum County
- German Army generals of World War II
- Generals of the artillery (Wehrmacht)
- German Army personnel of World War I
- Prussian Army personnel
- Recipients of the clasp to the Iron Cross, 1st class
- Recipients of the Gold German Cross
- Recipients of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves
- German prisoners of war in World War II held by the Soviet Union
- Military personnel from West Prussia
- Reichswehr personnel
- 20th-century Freikorps personnel