August Willich was born in Braunsberg (population of 18,068), Province of East Prussia and was a member of the Prussian Army.
Braniewo ([braev) (German: Braunsberg in Ostpreuen, Latin: Brunsberga, Old Prussian: Brus, Lithuanian: Prusa), is a town in northern Poland, in Warmia, in the Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, with a population of 18,068 (2004). Willich was born in Braunsberg, Province of East Prussia. Prussian Army
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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. (1810-11-19)November 19, 1810
Braunsberg, Province of East Prussia Braniewo ([braev) (German: Braunsberg in Ostpreuen, Latin: Brunsberga, Old Prussian: Brus, Lithuanian: Prusa), is a town in northern Poland, in Warmia, in the Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, with a population of 18,068 (2004). 
