Date of birth:

February 25th, 1900 (Lissa/Posen, Germany)

Date of death:

October 20th, 1978 (Peine/Lowesaxony, Germany)

Nationality:

German

Married Ilse Sonnenberg on March 25th, 1934 (deceased August 19th, 1940). Re-married Luise Gräfin von Schwerin on March 23rd, 1943.
Wolfgang Thomale from the Bunker Mauerwalde ordered on July 20th, 1944 the Panzer-Ersatz-Brigade to strike down the attempted coup after the asassination attempt on Hitler.

Promotions:
March 25th, 1918: Fähnrich;
April 1st, 1919: Leutnant;
January 1st, 1926: Oberleutnant;
September 1st, 1933: Hauptmann;
October 1st, 1937: Major (3);
August 19th, 1940: Oberstleutnant mit RDA zum 1-11-1939 (11a);
March 1st, 1942: Oberst (83);
February 1st, 1944: Generalmajor (18);
February 25th, 1945: Generalleutnant mit RDA zum 1-3-1945.

Career:
?: Hauptkadettenanstalt;
March 25th, 1918: Garde-Grenadier-Regiment Nr. 5;
?: Freiwilligen-Garde-Grenadier-Bataillon;
February 1920: Brigade-Kraftfahr-Abteilung 3;
?: 3. (Preuß.) Kraftfahr-Abteilung;
October 1st, 1921: Divisions-Sanitäts-Abteilung 3;
February 1st, 1924: 2. / 6. (Preuß.) Kraftfahr-Abteilung, Hannover;
April 1st, 1926: Adjutant 6. (Preuß.) Kraftfahr-Abteilung, Münster;
February 1st, 1929: 2. / 6. (Preuß.) Kraftfahr-Abteilung, Hannover;
?: Infanterieschule Dresden;
1930: 7. / 6. (Preuß.) Artillerie-Regiment, Wolfenbüttel;
November 1st, 1933: Kraftfahr-Lehr-Kommando Zossen;
October 15th, 1935: Kompaniechef, Panzer-Regiment 5;
?: Adjutant 3. Panzer-Brigade, Berlin;
June 1st, 1938: Inspektion der Panzertruppe, Oberkommando des Heeres (OKH);
May 15th, 1941: Kommandeur III. / Panzer-Regiment 25;
August 5th, 1941 - March 31st, 1942: Kommandeur Panzer-Regiment 27;
April 1st, 1942 - February 28th, 1943: Stab des Chef Heeresrüstung und Befehlshaber des Ersatzheeres;
March 1st, 1943: Chef des Stabes, Generalinspekteur der Panzertruppen;
May 8th, 1945 - November 15th, 1946: POW;
?: Präsident des Verbandes der Automobilindustrie.

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• Photo 1: Peter Wolff
• - FELLGIEBEL, W.P., Elite of theThird Reich, Helion & Company Limited, Solihull, 2003.
  - PATZWALL, K. & SCHERZER, V., Das Deutsche Kreuz 1941-1945, Verlag Klaus D. Patzwall, Norderstedt, 2001.
  - Stellenbesetzung Generalinpekteur der Panzertruppen, 9 Oktober 1944
  - Lexikon der Wehrmacht
  - Beurteilung zum 1-4-1943
  - NARA Roll T-78 R894