Gustav Wilke

Gustav Wilke
Born	(1898-03-06)6 March 1898 Deutsch-Eylau, West Prussia
Died	Oberstdorf
Allegiance	German Empire (to 1918) Weimar Republic (to 1933) Nazi Germany
Service/branch	Deutsches Heer (1916–18) Reichswehr (1918–20) (1925–35) Luftwaffe (1935–45)
Years of service	1916–20 1925–45
Rank	Generalleutnant
Unit	Kampfgruppe z.b.V. 11
Commands held	1. Luftwaffen-Feld-Division 2. Fallschirmjäger-Division 5. Fallschirmjäger-Division 9. Fallschirmjäger-Division 10. Fallschirmjäger-Division
Battles/wars	World War I World War II Battle of France Eastern Front Siege of Leningrad Battle of Normandy Operation Cobra
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Gustav Wilke (6 March 1898  – 14 March 1977) was a highly decorated Generalleutnant in the Fallschirmjäger during World War II. He was also a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross. The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership.

Awards and decorations

• Iron Cross (1914)
  • 2nd Class
• Honour Cross of the World War 1914/1918
• Aviator badge
• Clasp to the Iron Cross (1939)
  • 2nd Class
• Iron Cross (1939)
  • 1st Class
• Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 24 May 1940 as Oberstleutnant and Gruppenkommandeur of Kampfgruppe z.b.V. 11

External links

• Lexikon der Wehrmacht
• Gustav Wilke @ Axis Biographical Research at the Wayback Machine (archived October 28, 2009)

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