Erich Kastner

Erich Kastner
Birth:	10 March 1900 Germany
Death:	1 January 2008 Hannover, Germany
Age:	107 years, 297 days
Country:	GER
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.

See also

• Last surviving World War I veteran by country

References

• http://www.genarians.com/WWI%20Veterans.html
• http://dersdesders.free.fr/allemagne.html
• https://www.passport-collector.com/passport-of-the-last-german-veteran-of-first-world-war/