Gustav Wilke
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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
Citations
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 byNone | Commander of 1. Luftwaffen-Feld-Division 30 September 1942 – 31 October 1943 | Succeeded byGeneralmajor Rudolf Petrauschke |
| Preceded byGeneralmajor Walter Barenthin | Commander of 2. Fallschirmjäger-Division 14 November 1943 – 17 March 1944 | Succeeded byGeneralmajor Hans Kroh |
| Preceded byNone | Commander of 5. Fallschirmjäger-Division 1 April 1944 - 23 September 1944 | Succeeded byGeneralmajor Sebastian-Ludwig Heilmann |
| Preceded byNone | Commander of 9. Fallschirmjäger-Division 24 September 1944 – 10 March 1945 | Succeeded byGeneral der Fallschirmtruppe Bruno Bräuer |
| Preceded byNone | Commander of 10. Fallschirmjäger-Division 10 March 1945 – 5 May 1945 | Succeeded byNone |