Gerhard Wilck

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Gerhard Wilck (standing 2nd from left) at Trent Park

Colonel Gerhard Wilck (17 June 1898, Löbau, West Prussia - 5 April 1985, 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

Persondata
Name	Wilck, Gerhard
Alternative names
Short description	german commander of Aachen
Date of birth	17 June 1898
Place of birth
Date of death	5 April 1985
Place of death

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