Claim: August Willich is wrongly remembered as being born in Braunsberg, Province of East Prussia and was a member of the Prussian Army.
Evidence: (1810-11-19)November 19, 1810
Braunsberg, Province of East Prussia August Willich (November 19, 1810 – January 22, 1878), born Johann August Ernst von Willich, was a military officer in the Prussian Army and a leading early proponent of communism in Germany.