Kurt Thomas (officer)

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Kurt Thomas (born March 2, 1896 in Bünde ; † May 5, 1943 ) was a German army officer , most recently major general (posthumous lieutenant general ) and from February 15, 1940 to October 15, 1942, commander of the Führer headquarters .

Life

On April 15, 1914 Thomas joined the army as a flagjunker . By the end of the First World War he rose to lieutenant and received both the Wound Badge in Black and the Iron Cross II and I Class.

After the war he was accepted into the Reichswehr and promoted to first lieutenant in the 13th (Prussian) cavalry regiment on April 1, 1925 and deployed in the 2nd squadron in Hanover . From 1930 he was Rittmeister and as such from October 1, 1933 in the 6th (Prussian) motor vehicle department. On December 1, 1935, he was promoted to major . He had previously been transferred to the 3rd Panzer Brigade on October 15, 1935 . After various other posts in the Wehrmacht , the staunch National Socialist Thomas was appointed commander of the Fuehrer's headquarters on February 15, 1940 . From mid-October 1942 he was responsible for the line-up and atrocities within Penal Division 999 , which was later renamed Africa Division 999 . During the transfer of his staff, his aircraft was probably shot down by night fighters on the night of May 5 to 6, 1943 over the Mediterranean Sea . He was posthumously promoted to Lieutenant General in August 1943.

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Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Ranking list of the German Reichsheeres , Ed .: Reichswehrministerium , Mittler & Sohn Verlag , Berlin 1930, p. 154
personal data
SURNAME Thomas, Kurt
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German officer and commander of the Fuehrer's headquarters
DATE OF BIRTH March 2, 1896
PLACE OF BIRTH Frets
DATE OF DEATH May 5, 1943