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Wilke, Karl-Eduard

Date of birth:
January 24th, 1901
Nationality:
German

Biography

Karl-Eduard Wilke served at the end of the First World War, earning the EK2. He joined the Reichswehr in 1923 and entered the Luftwaffe in 1934. During World War II, he was the Chief of Staff of Luftflotte Südost. On 1 January 1945 he commanded 2. Jagdflieger-Korps. He finally reached the rank of Generalmajor.

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Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Oberst
Unit:
Stab / Kampf-Geschwader 53
Awarded on:
February 26th, 1943
Deutsches Kreuz in Gold

Sources

  • Photo 1: Willi Schumacher
  • Photo: Willi Schumacher collection
  • - Die Ordensträger der Deutschen Wehrmacht (CD), VMD-Verlag GmbH, Osnabrück, 2002
    - Patzwall K., Scherzer V., Das Deutsche Kreuz 1941-1945, Geschichte und Inhaber Band II, Verlag Klaus D. Patzwall, Norderstedt, 2001, ISBN 3-931533-45-X

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