Biography of Wolfgang Thonke

Wolfgang Thonke (* 28. December 1938 in Piła; † 22. January 2019 in Strausberg) was a deutscher Journalist, Militärwissenschaftler und NVA-Offizier. He was 80 years old. He studied at Military Academy of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Russia. His awards include Patriotic Order of Merit in Bronze and Medal "For Strengthening of Brotherhood in Arms". His cause of death was stomach cancer.