webr55 Posted January 5, 2008 Posted January 5, 2008 (edited) Dr. Erich Kästner, the last surviving German veteran of WW1, died on 1.1.2008. More information on him here. Edited November 11, 2017 by webr55
Riley1965 Posted January 5, 2008 Posted January 5, 2008 At 108 years old, imagine all he saw in his lifetime besides the war. Those who served in WWI are all but gone and we are losing our WWII Veterans daily. Let us hope that their stories or retained and remebered. Dr. Erich K?stner, From one Veteran to another, Rest In Peace... Doc
Paul R Posted January 5, 2008 Posted January 5, 2008 My great grandfather lived to be 109... I wonder what their secret to longevity is? May he rest in peace!
Chris Liontas Posted January 5, 2008 Posted January 5, 2008 I too like to think of what these men lived through. From the birth of the airplane and the car, to mass world wide transit, space flight, and the internet. It must have been an amazing ride. Rest in peace
sambolini Posted January 6, 2008 Posted January 6, 2008 Wow!,His wife even lived to 102!!! Amazing.Sam
webr55 Posted January 24, 2008 Author Posted January 24, 2008 There are a number of articles in English on him today, for example:http://www.spiegel.de/international/german...,530319,00.htmlhttp://www.dailymail.co.uk/pages/live/arti...ticle_id=509925
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