| Erich Kastner | |
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| Birth: | 10 March 1900 Germany |
| Death: | 1 January 2008 Hannover, Germany |
| Age: | 107 years, 297 days |
| Country: |  GER
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| Centenarian | |
Dr. Erich Kastner [German: Kästner] (10 March 1900 – 1 January 2008) was, at age 107 years, 297 days, the last known German veteran of the First World War since the death of William Seegers, a combat veteran, and the second-oldest man in Germany.
Biography
Kästner was born in Leipzig-Schonefeld, Saxony, Germany on 10 March 1900. He 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 before Kaiser Wilhelm II in November 1918. He later also took part in the Second World War. Kästner earned a doctorate in law. He lived in later years with the family of his son at Hannover. His wife died in 2003 aged 102.
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