Wilhelm Ritter von Thoma

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German general Wehrmacht officer World War II military person human tank commander

Wilhelm Ritter von Thoma was a German Wehrmacht general and tank commander in World War II, best known for leading armored forces in the North African campaign.

Aliases (2)

Wilhelm Josef Ritter von Thoma ×1
von Thoma ×1

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	German general → Wehrmacht officer → World War II military person → human → tank commander →
allegiance	German Empire → Nazi Germany →
awardReceived	Clasp to the Iron Cross (1939) → German Cross in Gold → Iron Cross (1914) → Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross →
birthCountry	German Empire →
birthDate	1891-01-11 →
birthPlace	Dachau →
capturedBy	United Kingdom →
causeOfDeath	natural causes →
citizenship	German Empire → Germany →
conflict	Spanish Civil War → World War I → World War II →
countryRepresented	Nazi Germany →
deathCountry	Germany →
deathDate	1948-04-30 →
deathPlace	Dachau →
era	20th century →
ethnicGroup	German →
familyName	von Thoma →
fullName	Wilhelm Josef Ritter von Thoma →
gender	male →
givenName	Wilhelm →
honorificTitle	Ritter von →
militaryBranch	German Army → Wehrmacht →
militaryRank	General der Panzertruppe →
nativeLanguage	German →
notableFor	commanding armored forces in the North African campaign → service in the Afrika Korps →
occupation	military officer → soldier →
participatedIn	Eastern Front (World War II) → North African campaign →
placeOfBurial	Dachau →
role	armored forces commander → tank commander →
servedInUnit	Afrika Korps → Condor Legion →
wasPrisonerOfWar	true →

Referenced by (4)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Battle of Alam el Halfa →	commander
Wilhelm Ritter von Thoma ("von Thoma") →	familyName
Wilhelm Ritter von Thoma ("Wilhelm Josef Ritter von Thoma") →	fullName
Battle of El Alamein →	hasCommander