Thomas-Emil von Wickede

Thomas-Emil von Wickede
Born	23 April 1893
Died	23 June 1944 (aged 51) near Rettenegg, Nazi Germany
Allegiance	German Empire  Weimar Republic  Nazi Germany
Service/branch	Heer
Years of service	1914–44
Rank	General of the Infantry
Commands held	30th Infantry Division X. Armeekorps
Battles/wars	World War II
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Thomas-Emil von Wickede (23 April 1893 – 23 June 1944) was a German general in the Wehrmacht of Nazi Germany during World War II who commanded the X Army Corps. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross. Wickede was killed on June 23, 1944, when an aircraft carrying him and generals Karl Eglseer, Eduard Dietl and Franz Rossi crashed in the vicinity of the small village of Rettenegg, Styria.

Awards

• Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 15 August 1940 as Oberstleutnant and commander of Infanterie-Regiment 4^[1]

References

Citations

1. Fellgiebel 2000, p. 361.

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.