Wilhelm Von Serrle

Lt. Wilhelm Von Serrle (1865-1939) was a German military officer during the First World War and was the father of Nazi colonel, Josef Von Serrle.

Early Life
Wilhelm Von Serrle was born to Bavarian parents in Schmidmühlen within the Kingdom of Bavaria and was raised there, following in his parents footsteps as a farmer.

Marriage
In 1893, he married local farmer's daughter Maria Martel at the age of 28 and they had one child, Josef, six years later.

First World War
In the outbreak of the First World War in 1914, Von Serrle immediately joined the Imperial German Army as an officer. Although Josef was proud of his father, both Wilhelm and Maria banned him from joining the army when Wilhelm realised the brutality of war from the front lines.

After the end of the war on the 11th November 1918, Von Serrle returned home to his family but Josef was ashamed of his father and the loss of the war.

Later Life and Death
During the 1920's and 30's the family's fortunes took a turn for the worst while Josef joined the Nazi Party, much to Wilhelm's disdain. He died on the 9th March 1939, before the outbreak of war and seeing the atrocities Josef and the Nazi Party would go on to commit.

Appearance
Wilhelm Von Serrle was handsome with strawberry blonde hair, light skin and a tall, broad frame.

Personality
Although patriotic, Von Serrle did not support the Nazi Party and what his son had joined, viewing it as a backwards assessment towards the nation of Germany and disapproving of its attitudes towards the restoration of Bavarian power even though that is where Von Serrle was born. He was considerably brave but due to his love for his family, he was stubborn in his disapproval of Josef's contribution towards the war effort.