Werner von Gilsa

Military Person

1889 – 1945

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Who was Werner von Gilsa?

Werner Albrecht Freiherr von und zu Gilsa 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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Born
Mar 4, 1889
Berlin
Nationality
  • Germany
  • Nazi Germany
Died
May 8, 1945
Litoměřice

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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