Thomas-Emil von Wickede
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Born23 April 1893
Died23 June 1944 (aged 51)
near Rettenegg, Nazi Germany
AllegianceGerman Empire
Weimar Republic
Nazi Germany
Weimar Republic
Nazi Germany
BranchGerman Army
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 |
| Branch | German Army |
| Service years | 1914–1944 |
| Rank | General der Infanterie |
| Commands | 30th Infantry Division X Army Corps |
| Battles / wars | |
| 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 23 June 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.
