# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/gerhard-wilck
# Generated: 2026-08-14T15:08:20.058Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/gerhard-wilck"
name: "Gerhard Wilck"
slug: "gerhard-wilck"
description: "Gerhard Wilck was the German commander who defended the German city of Aachen in the Battle of Aachen. He surrendered on 21 October 1944 against the orders of Hitler, after a stubborn defense and bitter urban warfare."
tagline: "German commander of Aachen (1898-1985)"
image: "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Bundesarchiv_Bild_146-2005-0136%2C_Trent_Park_Camp%2C_deutsche_Offiziere.jpg?width=1200"
gender: "male"
country:
  name: "Germany"
  isoCode: "DE"
birthDate: "1898-06-17"
deathDate: "1985-04-05"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
scores:
  popularity:           44.63
  momentum:             0
  historical:           8.563933333333333
  currentAttention:     0
  sourceConfidence:     54.99999999999999
  profileCompleteness:  50
  trendDirection:       "FALLING"
ranks:
  global:   null
  country:  null
  category: null
sources:
  - url: "https://no.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gerhard_Wilck"
    title: "Gerhard Wilck"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://arz.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%AC%D9%8A%D8%B1%D8%A7%D8%B1%D8%AF_%D9%88%D9%8A%D9%84%D9%83"
    title: "جيرارد ويلك"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://da.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gerhard_Wilck"
    title: "Gerhard Wilck"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gerhard_Wilck"
    title: "Gerhard Wilck"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gerhard_Wilck"
    title: "Gerhard Wilck"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gerhard_Wilck"
    title: "Gerhard Wilck"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://fa.wikipedia.org/wiki/%DA%AF%D8%B1%D9%87%D8%A7%D8%B1%D8%AA_%D9%88%DB%8C%D9%84%DA%A9"
    title: "گرهارت ویلک"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gerhard_Wilck"
    title: "Gerhard Wilck"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://hr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gerhard_Wilck"
    title: "Gerhard Wilck"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gerhard_Wilck"
    title: "Gerhard Wilck"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q70340"
    title: "Wikidata"
    type:  "WIKIDATA"

# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump