Wilhelm Kyll (1876–1956) was a German politician who served as the Mayor of Neutral Moresnet from 29 March 1915 until 7 December 1918.

Life

Wilhelm Kyll was town clerk (''Stadtsekretär'') in

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(1900-1907) and

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(1907-1910), before he became the mayor of

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and the administrator of the county mayoralty (''Landbürgermeisterei'') of Prussian-Moresnet. Germany appointed Kyll as the mayor of Neutral Moresnet on 29 March 1915, which followed the German invasion of Belgium in 1914. The

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formally annexed Neutral Moresnet on 27 June 1915, although the annexation never received international recognition. In November 1918, the Armistice between France and Germany forced Germany to withdraw from Belgium and Neutral Moresnet. This led to the ouster of Mayor Kyll. He was replaced by

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on 7 December 1918. At the end of 1919, Kyll ceased to be mayor of

, which became part of Belgium upon the

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. He then was mayor of Birgel from 3 November 1919 to 19 March 1933, when he was forced to retire by the

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References

Mayors of Moresnet 1876 births 1956 deaths Neutral Moresnet {{Neutral Moresnet-stub