Siegfried Thomaschki

Siegfried Paul Leonhard Thomaschki
Born	20 March 1894 Miswalde, German Empire
Died	31 May 1967 (aged 73) Bad Neuenahr
Allegiance	German Empire (to 1918)  Weimar Republic (to 1933)  Nazi Germany
Service/branch	Heer
Years of service	1913–45
Rank	General der Artillerie
Commands held	11th Infantry Division X Army Corps
Battles/wars	World War I World War II Courland Pocket
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves

SiegfriedThomaschki (20 March 1894 – 31 May 1967) was a German general in the Wehrmacht during World War II. He commanded the 11th Infantry Division during World War II. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves, awarded by Nazi Germany to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership.

Thomaschki surrendered to the Soviet forces in the Courland Pocket on 8 May 1945. Convicted in the Soviet Union as a war criminal, he held until 1955.

Awards and decorations

• Iron Cross (1914) 2nd Class (31 November 1914) & 1st Class (27 January 1917)^[1]
• Honour Cross of the World War 1914/1918 in 1934
• 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]
  • 299th Oak Leaves on 11 September 1943 as Generalleutnant and commander of 11.Infanterie-Division^[4]
• Mentioned in the Wehrmachtbericht (12 February 1944)

References

Citations

1. Thomas 1998, p. 375.
2. Patzwall & Scherzer 2001, p. 475.
3. Fellgiebel 2000, p. 342.
4. Fellgiebel 2000, p. 63.

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.
• 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.
• Scherzer, Veit (2007). Die 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 [The Knight's Cross Bearers 1939–1945 The Holders of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross 1939 by Army, Air Force, Navy, Waffen-SS, Volkssturm and Allied Forces with Germany According to the Documents of the Federal Archives] (in German). Jena, Germany: Scherzers Militaer-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-938845-17-2.
• Die Wehrmachtberichte 1939–1945 Band 3, 1. Januar 1944 bis 9. Mai 1945 [The Wehrmacht Reports 1939–1945 Volume 3, 1 January 1944 to 9 May 1945] (in German). München, Germany: Deutscher Taschenbuch Verlag GmbH & Co. KG. 1985. ISBN 978-3-423-05944-2.