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  • Werner von Gilsa
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  • Werner Albrecht Freiherr von und zu Gilsa (born 4 March 1889 in Berlin; † 8 May 1945 Leitmeritz) was a German officer and General of Infantry, whose last assignment was as Wehrmacht commandant of Dresden. In 1936, while he was a lieutenant colonel, Gilsa became commandant of the Olympic Village, during the Berlin Olympic Games.
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Birth Date
  • 1889-03-04
Commands
  • LXXXIX Army Corps,
  • Last military commander of Dresden
Branch
  • Heer
death place
Name
  • Werner von Gilsa
Caption
  • Werner von Gilsa, June 1940
Birth Place
  • Berlin
Title
  • Commander of LXXXIX. Armeekorps
  • Commander of 216. Infanterie-Division
  • Commander of 9. Infanterie-Regiment
Awards
  • Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves
death date
  • 1945-05-08
Rank
Allegiance
  • German Empire
  • Nazi Germany
  • Weimar Republic
Battles
  • World War I
  • World War II
Before
  • Generalleutnant Friedrich-Wilhelm Neumann
  • Generalleutnant Kurt Himer
  • Oberst Walther Fischer von Weikersthal
Years
  • --04-01
  • --06-11
  • --10-01
After
  • General der Infanterie Friedrich-August Schack
  • General der Infanterie Gustav Höhne
  • Oberst Adolf Raegener
abstract
  • Werner Albrecht Freiherr von und zu Gilsa (born 4 March 1889 in Berlin; † 8 May 1945 Leitmeritz) was a German officer and General of Infantry, whose last assignment was as Wehrmacht commandant of Dresden. In 1936, while he was a lieutenant colonel, Gilsa became commandant of the Olympic Village, during the Berlin Olympic Games.