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Revision as of 18:07, 24 January 2008
Erich Kästner | |
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| Allegiance |  Germany |
| Service/ | German Army |
| Years of service | July 1918 – 1924 |
| Unit | Sonder-Bataillon Hauck |
| Battles/wars | World War I |
 | This article includes a list of references, related reading, or external links, but its sources remain unclear because it lacks inline citations. (January 2008) |
Dr. Erich Kästner (March 10, 1900 – January 1, 2008) was the last known German veteran of the First World War. At the time of his death, he was the second-oldest man in Germany (the oldest one did not serve).
Kästner joined the army in July 1918 in the "Sonder-Bataillon Hauck", and served on the Western Front. It is said that he marched in a parade in front of Kaiser Wilhelm II in November 1918. He later also took part in the Second World War. Kästner held a doctorate in law and worked as a judge at the Higher Regional Court (Oberlandesgericht). During his last years, he lived with the family of his son at Hannover. His wife died in 2003, at the age of 102, after 75 years of marriage.
See also
External links
- http://www.genarians.com/In%20Memoriam%202008.html
- http://dersdesders.free.fr/allemagne.html Template:Fr
- Spiegel Online Template:De icon
- Kästner's death notice, Hannoversche Allgemeine Zeitung, January 5, 2008 Template:De icon
- http://www.dailymail.co.uk/pages/live/articles/news/worldnews.html?in_article_id=509925 (Daily Mail)
- http://news.scotsman.com/world/Germany-silent--as-last.3705297.jp (Scotsman.com)
- http://einestages.spiegel.de/static/topicalbumbackground/1280/der_leise_tod_des_letzten_veteranen.html (Spiegel online)
- http://blogs.telegraph.co.uk/default.htm?tag=Dr.%20Erich%20K%C3%A4stner (Daily Telegraph)
- http://www.cbc.ca/world/story/2008/01/23/kastner.html (CBC News)
- http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/topstories/2008/01/24/last-ww1-german-war-veteran-dies-aged-107-89520-20296162/ (Daily Mirror)
- http://ca.news.yahoo.com/s/cbc/080123/world/world_kastner (Yahoo Canada)
- http://www.anorak.co.uk/anorak-editor/179737.html (Anorak News)
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