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Erich Kästner
Allegiance Germany
Service/branchGerman Army
Years of serviceJuly 1918 – 1924
UnitSonder-Bataillon Hauck
Battles/warsWorld War I
For the author, see Erich Kästner
For the designer of movie cameras, see Erich Kästner (camera designer)

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.

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