Thomas-Emil von Wickede
Thomas-Emil von Wickede (born April 23, 1893 in Verden ; † June 23, 1944 near Waldbach ) was a German officer , most recently a general of the infantry in World War II . He comes from the noble family Wickede .
Life
Wickede joined the Imperial Army on September 2, 1913 as a flag junior. He served as an officer in the First World War . After the war he switched to the Reichswehr and worked as a commander and general staff officer in various units. In the Wehrmacht he led the 30th Infantry Division as commander during World War II . In 1941 he was promoted to colonel . In 1943 Wickede took over the X Army Corps as commanding general . On June 23, 1944, he and Colonel General Eduard Dietl were ordered to meet with Hitler at the Berghof . On the way there, their Junkers 52 aircraft crashed on the Styrian side of the Hochwechsel , in Waldbach-Breitenbrunn. Generals Karl Eglseer and Franz Rossi died with them . Her death was initially kept secret for propaganda reasons.
Awards
- Iron Cross (1914) 2nd and 1st class
- Knight's Cross of the Royal House Order of Hohenzollern with swords
- Hanseatic Cross Hamburg
- Clasp for the Iron Cross, 2nd and 1st Class (1939)
- Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on August 15, 1940
Individual evidence
- ↑ Veit Scherzer : Knight's Cross bearers 1939-1945. The holders of the Iron Cross of the Army, Air Force, Navy, Waffen-SS, Volkssturm and armed forces allied with Germany according to the documents of the Federal Archives. 2nd Edition. Scherzers Militaer-Verlag, Ranis / Jena 2007, ISBN 978-3-938845-17-2 .
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| SURNAME | Wickede, Thomas-Emil von |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German officer, most recently General of the Infantry in World War II |
| DATE OF BIRTH | April 23, 1893 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Verden |
| DATE OF DEATH | June 23, 1944 |
| Place of death | Waldbach , Styria |