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]
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. ISBN978-3-7909-0284-6.
wolfgang, thomale, confused, with, richard, wolfgang, thomalla, february, 1900, october, 1978, german, general, during, world, recipient, knight, cross, iron, cross, nazi, germany, prisoner, camp, ritchie, maryland, involved, with, hill, project, effort, germa. Not to be confused with Richard Wolfgang Thomalla 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 Wolfgang ThomaleBorn25 February 1900Died20 October 1978 1978 10 20 aged 78 Allegiance Nazi GermanyService wbr branchArmy Wehrmacht Years of service1918 45RankGeneralleutnantBattles warsWorld War I World War II Operation Barbarossa Battle of Bialystok Minsk Battle of Smolensk 1941 Battle of MoscowAwardsKnight s Cross of the Iron CrossAwards and decorations editKnight s Cross of the Iron Cross on 10 February 1942 as Oberstleutnant and commander of Panzer Regiment 27 2 References edit https www academia edu 12122243 Western Allied Intelligence and the German Military Document Section 1945 1946 Derek Mallett 2011 p 387 Fellgiebel 2000 p 342 Bibliography editFellgiebel Walther Peer 2000 1986 Die Trager des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939 1945 Die Inhaber der hochsten 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 Portal nbsp Biography Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Wolfgang Thomale amp oldid 1206909366, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
