{"id":1007,"date":"2025-07-14T03:29:11","date_gmt":"2025-07-14T03:29:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/211thgrenadier.com\/?page_id=1007"},"modified":"2026-05-04T20:20:17","modified_gmt":"2026-05-04T20:20:17","slug":"brenner-wilke","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/211thgrenadier.com\/?page_id=1007","title":{"rendered":"Brenner Wilke"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/211thgrenadier.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/signal-2025-07-14-110810_002-768x1024.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1140\" srcset=\"https:\/\/211thgrenadier.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/signal-2025-07-14-110810_002-768x1024.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/211thgrenadier.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/signal-2025-07-14-110810_002-225x300.jpeg 225w, https:\/\/211thgrenadier.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/signal-2025-07-14-110810_002-1152x1536.jpeg 1152w, https:\/\/211thgrenadier.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/signal-2025-07-14-110810_002-1200x1600.jpeg 1200w, https:\/\/211thgrenadier.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/signal-2025-07-14-110810_002.jpeg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 85vw, 768px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Name<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Brenner Wilke<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Role<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Grenadier 2 \/ Rifleman<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Rank<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Grenadier<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Background<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Born in 1908 in Hanau, Germany, Brenner Wilke worked as a vehicle mechanic prior to the war. He was unmarried at the time of his enlistment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Service History<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Wilke was initially assigned to G.E.u.A.R. 529 before joining his first field unit, Grenadier-Regiment 88.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In May 1943, he was reassigned to Grenadier-Regiment 211, where he serves as a rifleman (Grenadier 2) within 1. Gruppe.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Notes<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>With a background as a mechanic, Wilke brings a practical skillset and strong attention to detail to the unit. His contributions to the company\u2019s living history display reflect both his dedication and commitment to authenticity. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He was awarded the War Merit Cross with Swords (<em>Kriegsverdienstkreuz mit Schwertern<\/em>) in recognition of his contributions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Name Brenner Wilke Role Grenadier 2 \/ Rifleman Rank Grenadier Background Born in 1908 in Hanau, Germany, Brenner Wilke worked as a vehicle mechanic prior to the war. He was &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/211thgrenadier.com\/?page_id=1007\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Brenner Wilke&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_bbp_topic_count":0,"_bbp_reply_count":0,"_bbp_total_topic_count":0,"_bbp_total_reply_count":0,"_bbp_voice_count":0,"_bbp_anonymous_reply_count":0,"_bbp_topic_count_hidden":0,"_bbp_reply_count_hidden":0,"_bbp_forum_subforum_count":0,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-1007","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/211thgrenadier.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1007","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/211thgrenadier.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/211thgrenadier.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/211thgrenadier.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/211thgrenadier.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=1007"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/211thgrenadier.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1007\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1292,"href":"https:\/\/211thgrenadier.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1007\/revisions\/1292"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/211thgrenadier.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=1007"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}