Gerhard Wilck
Gerhard Wilck | |
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 Gerhard Wilck (standing 2nd from left) at Trent Park | |
| Born | 17 June 1898 Löbau, West Prussia |
| Died | 5 April 1985 (aged 86) Rheinbreitbach |
| Allegiance | .svg.png){kind=small} Nazi Germany |
| Branch | Army |
| Years of service | 1916 – 1944 |
| Rank | Oberst |
| Commands | 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.
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