Gerhard Wilck

Gerhard Wilck
Gerhard Wilck (standing 2nd from left) at Trent Park
Born 17 June 1898
Löbau, West Prussia
Died 5 April 1985 (1985-04-06) (aged 86)
Rheinbreitbach
Allegiance  Nazi Germany
Service/branch Army
Years of service - 1944
Rank Oberst
Battles/wars

Colonel Gerhard Wilck (17 June 1898 in Löbau, West Prussia – 5 April 1985, in Rheinbreitbach) was the German commander who defended the German city Aachen in the Battle of Aachen. He surrendered on 22 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


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