Wilhelm Ritter von Thoma
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Wilhelm Josef Ritter von Thoma was a German general who served in World War I, in the Spanish Civil War, and as a general in World War II. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross.
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Kurt Meyer
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Kurt Meyer was an SS commander and convicted war criminal of Nazi Germany. He served in the Waffen-SS and participated in the Battle of France, Operation Barbarossa, and other engagements during World
Wilhelm Ritter von Thoma
…appointed "camp leader" by the British following the departure of Crüwell to a camp in Canada in the summer of 1944. In late 1945, Waffen-SS commander Kurt Meyer, captured in Belgium in September 1944 while commanding the 12th SS-Panzer Division "Hitlerjugend", arrived at Trent Park and noted that Thoma, the…
Meyer in 1943
Waffen-SS soldiers stand in front of a burning farmer's house during the Third Battle of Kharkov. Meyer and his troops became infamous for killing civilians and destroying villages on the Eastern Front.
Max Wünsche (left), Fritz Witt (centre), and Meyer about 7–14 June 1944 near Caen, France
Destroyed German equipment in the Falaise Pocket