Siegfried Thomaschki

Siegfried Thomaschki (20 March 1894 – 31 May 1967) was a German general during World War II who commanded the 11th Infantry Division. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves of Nazi Germany.

Siegfried Thomaschki
Born	20 March 1894
Died	31 May 1967 (aged 73)
Allegiance	German Empire  Weimar Republic  Nazi Germany
Service/branch	Army (Wehrmacht)
Rank	General of the Artillery
Commands held	11th Infantry Division X Army Corps
Battles/wars	World War I World War II
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves

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

Awards and decorations

• Iron Cross (1914) 2nd Class (31 November 1914) & 1st Class (27 January 1917)[1]
• 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]
  • Oak Leaves on 11 September 1943 as Generalleutnant and commander of 11.Infanterie-Division[4]

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.