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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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