Wilhelm Thomas

Wilhelm Thomas
Born	(1892-10-08)8 October 1892
Died	24 August 1976(1976-08-24) (aged 83)
Allegiance	Nazi Germany
Service/branch	Army (Wehrmacht)
Rank	Generalleutnant
Commands held	321st Infantry Division 203rd Infantry Division 286th Infantry Division
Battles/wars	World War II
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Wilhelm Thomas (8 October 1892 – 24 August 1976) was a general in the Wehrmacht of Nazi Germany during World War II who commanded several divisions. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross.

Awards and decorations

Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 13 October 1941 as Oberst and commander of Infanterie-Regiment 71^[1]

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.

Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross recipients of 29th Infantry Division
Staff	Walter von Boltenstern Gerhard Franz Walter Fries¹ (Oak Leaves & Swords) Max Fremerey Willibald von Langermann und Erlencamp² (Oak Leaves)
Units	Hans Hecker Helmut Meitzel Fritz Polack Wilhelm Thomas Max Ulich Walter Wessel (Oak Leaves)

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