Gustav Wilke

Gustav Wilke
Gustav Wilke
Born	6 March 1898; Deutsch-Eylau, West Prussia
Died	14 March 1977 (aged 79); Oberstdorf
Allegiance	German Empire; Weimar Republic ; Nazi Germany
Service/branch	Prussian Army; Reichsheer; Luftwaffe
Years of service	1916–20; 1925–45
Rank	Generalleutnant
Battles/wars	World War I World War II
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Gustav Wilke (6 March 1898 – 14 March 1977) was a German paratroop general during World War II. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross of Nazi Germany.

Awards

Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 24 May 1940 as Oberstleutnant and Gruppenkommandeur of Kampfgruppe z.b.V. 11[1]

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gollark: I do not think that is accurate.

gollark: Yes. I'm aware some people didn't, but it would be significantly worse if they did more of them.

gollark: They probably *won't* be if the perception is that they will just do it arbitrarily and repeatedly for ages and it just slows down things at best.

gollark: Anyway, people have seemingly been mostly willing to engage in obeying lockdown when there was a clearish danger and it seemed like a temporary onetime thing.

References

Citations

Fellgiebel 2000, p. 147.

Bibliography

Fellgiebel, Walther-Peer (2000) [1986]. Die Träger des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939–1945 — Die Inhaber der höchsten Auszeichnung des Zweiten Weltkrieges aller Wehrmachtteile [The Bearers of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross 1939–1945 — The Owners of the Highest Award of the Second World War of all Wehrmacht Branches] (in German). Friedberg, Germany: Podzun-Pallas. ISBN 978-3-7909-0284-6.
Scherzer, Veit (2007). Die Ritterkreuzträger 1939–1945 Die Inhaber des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939 von Heer, Luftwaffe, Kriegsmarine, Waffen-SS, Volkssturm sowie mit Deutschland verbündeter Streitkräfte nach den Unterlagen des Bundesarchives [The Knight's Cross Bearers 1939–1945 The Holders of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross 1939 by Army, Air Force, Navy, Waffen-SS, Volkssturm and Allied Forces with Germany According to the Documents of the Federal Archives] (in German). Jena, Germany: Scherzers Militaer-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-938845-17-2.

Military offices
Preceded by None	Commander of 1. Luftwaffen-Feld-Division 30 September 1942 – 31 October 1943	Succeeded by Generalmajor Rudolf Petrauschke
Preceded by Generalmajor Walter Barenthin	Commander of 2. Fallschirmjäger-Division 14 November 1943 – 17 March 1944	Succeeded by Generalmajor Hans Kroh
Preceded by None	Commander of 5. Fallschirmjäger-Division 1 April 1944 - 23 September 1944	Succeeded by Generalmajor Sebastian-Ludwig Heilmann
Preceded by None	Commander of 9. Fallschirmjäger-Division 24 September 1944 – 10 March 1945	Succeeded by General der Fallschirmtruppe Bruno Bräuer
Preceded by None	Commander of 10. Fallschirmjäger-Division 10 March 1945 – 5 May 1945	Succeeded by None

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[1] Fellgiebel 2000, p. 147.