__NOTOC__ Gustav Wilke (6 March 1898 – 14 March 1977) was a German paratroop general during

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. He was a recipient of the

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on 24 May 1940 as ''

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'' and

Gruppenkommandeur ''Gruppenkommandeur'' is a Luftwaffe position (not rank), that is the equivalent of a commander of a group or wing in other air forces. A ''Gruppenkommandeur'' usually has the rank of Major or '' Oberstleutnant'' (Lieutenant Colonel), and comma ...

of Kampfgruppe z.b.V. 11Fellgiebel 2000, p. 147.

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