Heinrich Thoma (general)
Appearance
Heinrich Thoma | |
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Born | 26 April 1891 |
Died | 30 October 1948 Soviet Union | (aged 57)
Allegiance | ![]() |
Service/ | Army |
Rank | Generalleutnant |
Commands held | Division Nr. 432 |
Battles/wars | World War II |
Awards | Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross |
Heinrich Thoma (26 April 1891 – 30 October 1948) was a German general during World War II. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross of Nazi Germany.
Awards and decorations
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- Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 27 October 1941 as Generalmajor and commander of Infanterie-Regiment 519[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.
- Mitcham Jr, Samuel W. (2009). The Men of Barbarossa: Commanders of the German Invasion of Russia - 1941. Havertown PA, USA. ISBN 978-1-935149-15-6
Categories:
- 1891 births
- 1948 deaths
- Military personnel from Nuremberg
- People from the Kingdom of Bavaria
- German military personnel of World War I
- Lieutenant generals of the German Army (Wehrmacht)
- Recipients of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross
- German prisoners of war in World War II held by the Soviet Union
- German people who died in Soviet detention
- Recipients of the clasp to the Iron Cross, 1st class