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.
Siegfried Thomaschki | |
|---|---|
| Born | 20 March 1894 |
| Died | 31 May 1967 (aged 73) |
| Allegiance |  German Empire  Weimar Republic Nazi Germany |
| Service | Army (Wehrmacht) |
| Rank | General of the Artillery |
| Commands | 11th Infantry Division X Army Corps |
| Battles / wars | World War I
World War II |
| Awards | Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves |
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- 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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editBibliography
edit- 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.
- Patzwall, Klaus D.; Scherzer, Veit (2001). Das Deutsche Kreuz 1941 – 1945 Geschichte und Inhaber Band II [The German Cross 1941 – 1945 History and Recipients Volume 2] (in German). Norderstedt, Germany: Verlag Klaus D. Patzwall. ISBN 978-3-931533-45-8.
