Siegfried Thomaschki
Siegfried Paul Leonhard Thomaschki | |
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Born | 20 March 1894 Miswalde, West Prussia, German Empire |
Died | 31 May 1967 Bad Neuenahr | (aged 73)
Allegiance | German Empire (to 1918) Weimar Republic (to 1933) Nazi Germany |
Service/ | Heer |
Years of service | 1913–1945 |
Rank | General der Artillerie |
Commands held | 11. Infanterie Division X. Armeekorps |
Battles/wars | World War I World War II |
Awards | Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves |
Siegfried Paul Leonhard Thomaschki (20 March 1894 – 31 May 1967) was a German general who commanded the 11. Infanterie Division during World War II. He was also a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves. The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross and its higher grade Oak Leaves was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership. Siegfried Thomaschki was captured by Soviet troops on 8 May 1945 in the Courland Pocket, he was held until 1955.
Siegfried Thomaschki was the third child of Paul Thomaschki, an East Prussian theologian, and his wife Elisabeth, née Schucht. Like his father he was a member of Corps Masovia Königsberg.
Awards and decorations
- Iron Cross (1914)
- 2nd Class (31 November 1914)
- 1st Class (27 January 1917)
- Wound Badge (1914)
- in Black
- in Silver
- Cross of Honor in 1934
- Iron Cross (1939)
- 2nd Class (6 October 1939)
- 1st Class (18 December 1939)
- Eastern Front Medal
- German Cross in Gold (19 December 1941)
- 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 [1]
- 299th Oak Leaves on 11 September 1943 as Generalleutnant and commander of 11.Infanterie-Division [2]
- Mentioned in the Wehrmachtbericht (12 February 1944)
Wehrmachtbericht reference
Date | Original German Wehrmachtbericht wording | Direct English translation |
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12 February 1944 | [Im Nordabschnitt der Ostfront haben sich die rheinisch-westfälische 227. Infanterie-Division unter Führung des Generalleutnants Berlin und die Heeresartillerie unter Führung des Eichenlaubträgers Generalleutnant Tomaschki hervorragend bewährt.] Error: {{Lang}}: text has italic markup (help)[3] | In the northern sector of the eastern front, the Rhenish-Westphalian 227th Infantry Division under the command of Lieutenant General Berlin and the Army artillery under the command of Oak Leaves recipient Lieutenant General Tomaschki hoven proven themselves to be excellent. |
References
- Citations
- Bibliography
- Fellgiebel, Walther-Peer (2000). Die Träger des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939-1945 (in German). Friedburg, Germany: Podzun-Pallas. ISBN 3-7909-0284-5.
- Scherzer, Veit (2007). Ritterkreuzträger 1939–1945 Die Inhaber des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939 von Heer, Luftwaffe, Kriegsmarine, Waffen-SS, Volkssturm sowie mit Deutschland verbündeter Streitkräfte nach den Unterlagen des Bundesarchives (in German). Jena, Germany: Scherzers Miltaer-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-938845-17-2.
- Die Wehrmachtberichte 1939-1945 Band 3, 1. Januar 1944 bis 9. Mai 1945 (in German). München: Deutscher Taschenbuch Verlag GmbH & Co. KG, 1985. ISBN 3-423-05944-3.
External links
Categories:
- 1894 births
- 1967 deaths
- People from Sztum County
- Wehrmacht generals
- German military personnel of World War I
- German military personnel of World War II
- Recipients of the Cross of Honor
- Recipients of the Iron Cross
- Recipients of the German Cross
- Recipients of the Knight's Cross
- Military personnel referenced in the Wehrmachtbericht
- World War II prisoners of war held by the Soviet Union
- German prisoners of war
- People from West Prussia