Claim: August Willich was 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. 
Willich was born in Braunsberg, Province of East Prussia. Initially an officer in the Prussian Army, serving in the 7th (1st Westphalian) Field Artillery Regiment, he resigned from the army in 1846 as a convinced republican.