Thomas-Emil von Wickede

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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

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Category:1893 births
Category:1944 deaths
Category:People from Verden an der Aller
Category:People from the Province of Hanover
Category:German military personnel of World War I
Category:Knights of the House Order of Hohenzollern
Category:Recipients of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross
Category:Victims of aviation accidents or incidents in Austria
Category:Generals of Infantry (Wehrmacht)
Category:Reichswehr personnel
Category:German military personnel killed in World War II
Category:Recipients of the clasp to the Iron Cross, 1st class