Wichard
Wichard may refer to: People Given names *Wichard Joachim Heinrich von Möllendorf (1724–1816), Generalfeldmarschall of the Kingdom of Prussia *Wichard von Alvensleben (1902–82), German agriculturist, Wehrmacht Officer and Knight of the Order of Saint John Surnames * Al "Cake" Wichard, American blues and jazz drummer *Gary Wichard Gary Theodore Wichard (pronounced ''Wish-hard''; March 24, 1950, in Brooklyn, New York – March 11, 2011, in Westlake Village, California) was a college football player and professional sports agent.

Al "Cake" Wichard
Al "Cake" Wichard (born Albert C. Wichard, August 15, 1918 or 1919 — November 14, 1959) was an American blues and jazz drummer, especially active as a recording artist in the late 1940s. Biography He was born in Morrilton, Arkansas Morrilton is a city in Conway County, Arkansas, United States, less than northwest of Little Rock. The city is the county seat of Conway County. The population was 6,992 at the 2020 United States census. History In 1825 a trading post was establ ..., in either 1918 or 1919. Associated for many years with the Bihari Brothers’ recording labels and artists, he appeared on many sound recording and reproduction, recordings for Modern Records. He appeared at an Apollo Records (1944), Apollo Records recording session in Hollywood, California, on August 2, 1945, with Illinois Jacquet (trumpet), John Brown, (alto saxophone), Arthur Dennis (baritone saxophone), Bill Doggett (piano), Ulysses Livingston (guitar), and Charles Mingus, Charles ‘Charlie ...
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Wichard Joachim Heinrich Von Möllendorf
Wichard Joachim Heinrich von Möllendorf (7 January 1724 – 28 January 1816) was a Generalfeldmarschall of the Kingdom of Prussia. Life and career Möllendorf was born in Lindenberg (Prignitz), now a part of Wittenberge, in the Margraviate of Brandenburg. He began his career as a page of King Frederick the Great in 1740. The outbreak of the Silesian Wars gave him his first opportunity of seeing active service, and the end of the second war saw him a captain, promoted for bravery at Soor (1746). In the Seven Years' War, his brilliant conduct at the churchyard of Leuthen and at Hochkirch won him promotion to major. In 1760, in the almost lost Battle of Torgau, Möllendorf was captured by the Austrians, but released in 1761, and was made major general later in the year. He received an Order of Merit for his exertions. At the Battle of Burkersdorf Möllendorf commanded a brigade that participated in the successful assault of the fortified Austrian positions. Seventeen years l ...
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Wichard Von Alvensleben
Wichard von Alvensleben (May 19, 1902 – August 14, 1982) was a German agriculturist, Wehrmacht Officer, and Knight of the Order of Saint John. He was a member of the aristocratic House of Alvensleben, one of the oldest in Germany. Then a captain, Alvensleben was the commander of Wehrmacht troops stationed in April 1945 at Bozen, whence he led a detachment of infantry to liberate a group of high-status prisoners being held by the SS at Niederdorf in the Italian Tyrol. Early life Alvensleben was born on May 19, 1902, in Wittenmoor (now part of Stendal) to Ludolf Udo von Alvensleben (1852–1923) and Ida, née von Glasenapp (1866–1924). He was taught in various convent schools at Magdeburg in Brandenburg an der Havel and passed his Abitur in 1921 at the Klosterschule Roßleben. After four years of practical training he commenced studies in agriculture, forestry, and law in Eberswalde and Munich. In 1927, Alvensleben married Cora von Erxleben and started to work at hi ...
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