Gerhard Wilck | |
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Born | Löbau, West Prussia | 17 June 1898
Died | 5 April 1985 Rheinbreitbach | (aged 86)
Allegiance | Nazi Germany |
Service/ | Army |
Years of service | 1916 - 1944 |
Rank | Oberst |
Commands held | 246th Volksgrenadier Division |
Battles/wars |
Gerhard Wilck (17 June 1898 – 5 April 1985) was the German commander who defended the German city of Aachen in the Battle of Aachen. He surrendered on 21 October 1944 against the orders of Hitler, after a stubborn defence and bitter urban warfare.
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References
- Ambrose, S. E. (1997). Citizen Soldiers: The U.S. Army from the Normandy Beaches to the Bulge to the Surrender of Germany, June 7, 1944-May 7, 1945. New York, NY: Simon & Schuster. ISBN 0-684-84801-5
- Dear, I., Foot, M. R. D., & Dear, I. (2005). The Oxford companion to World War II. Oxford: Oxford University Press. ISBN 0-19-280666-1
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