Wingolf Scherer

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Wingolf Scherer (born May 26, 1924 in Attendorn ) is a former German officer in the Wehrmacht , most recently with the rank of lieutenant , survivor of the Ardennes offensive , teacher and author .

Life

Wingolf Scherer graduated from high school in 1942 and joined the Wehrmacht through the Reich Labor Service . In mid-December 1944, an officer since October 1944, he was sent to the Ardennes as a lieutenant and company commander in the 277th Volksgrenadier Division , which at that time was stationed in the Eifel . He was the leader of the 4th Company of the Grenadier Regiment 990. It was used on the western front line near Udenbreth . On March 1, 1945, he withdrew his company to Andernach . He capitulated on March 9, 1945 near Andernach and remained in American and British captivity until September 1945. He later wrote several books about these events.

Scherer then studied philosophy , German , history and art history in Cologne and Bonn . In 1949 he received his doctorate from the Rheinische Friedrich-Wilhelm University in Bonn with a highly regarded dissertation on Heinrich Heine . He then taught as a teacher at high schools in Essen , Oberhausen and Bottrop . He accepted a position as a high school councilor in Düsseldorf , became director of the State Institute for School Education in North Rhine-Westphalia and a lecturer at the Düsseldorf Art Academy . Here he had contact with Joseph Beuys , whom he described as a self-confident, captivating artist. From 1984 to 1989 he was responsible for the FDP in Kaarster City Council.

He is (co-) editor of numerous specialist books. He also published articles on museum didactics and the didactics of distance learning courses.

Scherer was married and has been a widower since 2016 . One son is Professor Ralf Scherer. Wingolf Scherer lives in Kaarst.

Works (selection)

  • Heinrich Heine and Saint-Simonism . Dissertation, Bonn, 1949.
  • together with Ernst-Detlef Broch: Downfall: Battle and destruction of the 277th Division in Normandy and in the Eifel . Helios, Aachen, 2005.
  • Unsuccessful resistance: The end of Army Group B between the Rhine, Ruhr and Sieg – death of Field Marshal Walter Model in March / April 1945 . Helios, Aachen, 2007.
  • As editor: Return: Photos and records of infantrymen of the 277th ID / VGD from the fighting in France (Normandy) and in the Eifel in 1944/1945 . Helios, Aachen, 2008.
  • Change - The silent enthusiasm. Flanders 1914-1918 . Helios, Aachen, 2009.
  • Westwall 1944/1945 US attacks and unsuccessful resistance in the greater Aachen area and in the Eifel . Helios, Aachen, 2010.
  • US assault from the Rur to the Rhine between Cologne and Krefeld February – March 1945 . Helios, Aachen, 2011.
  • As editor: Escape from Africa 1943 . Helios, Aachen, 2017.

literature

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Hans Wijers: Battle of the Bulge, Vol. 1: The Losheim Gap / Holding the Line . Stackpole Books, 2009, ISBN 978-0-8117-3592-6 , pp. 201 ( google.de [accessed December 15, 2019]).
  2. ^ German Association of Germanists: Communications . 1978, p. 25 ( google.de [accessed December 15, 2019]).
  3. ^ Commemorative page by Wingolf Scherer. Retrieved December 15, 2019 .