List of surviving German veterans of World War II
This is a list of notable surviving German veterans of World War II (1939–1945).
List
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Veterans
Veteran |
Birth |
Notability |
Service |
Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Reuel Abraham |
1924 |
Reported to be the first former [...] to convert to Judaism |
Luftwaffe |
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Theo Adam |
Singer |
Heer |
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Journalist |
Wehrmacht |
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Hans Albert |
Philosopher |
Heer |
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Wolfgang Altenburg |
General |
Kriegsmarine |
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Walter Althammer |
Politician |
Heer |
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Politician (GDR) |
Wehrmacht |
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Professor |
Heer |
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Helmut Ashley |
Cinematographer |
Wehrmacht |
B
veterans
Veteran |
Birth |
Notability |
Service |
Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Former head of Bauer Group |
Heer |
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Herbert Baumann |
Composer |
Heer |
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Herbert Binkert |
German football player |
Heer |
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Hans Blohm |
Photographer and author |
Kriegsmarine |
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Hans Blum |
Singer and Songwriter (Henry Valentino) |
Kriegsmarine |
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1929 |
Archaeologist, author |
Volkssturm |
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Gottfried Böhm |
Architect |
Heer |
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Politician in the GDR |
Wehrmacht |
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Film editor |
Heer |
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Egidius Braun |
President of the German Football Association |
Wehrmacht |
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Hugo Broch |
World War II flying ace |
Luftwaffe |
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Günter de Bruyn |
German Author |
Wehrmacht |
C
veterans
Veteran |
Birth |
Notability |
Service |
Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Eric Carle |
Children's author & illustrator |
Dug trenches on the Siegfried Line |
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Actor |
Wehrmacht |
D
veterans
Veteran |
Birth |
Notability |
Service |
Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Civil engineer |
Wehrmacht |
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Politician in the GDR |
Wehrmacht |
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Helmut Diefenthal |
Medical missonary |
Heer |
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Klaus von Dohnanyi |
Politician, First Mayor of Hamburg |
Volkssturm |
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General |
Volkssturm |
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Author |
Wehrmacht |
E
veterans
Birth |
Notability |
Service |
Country |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|
Manfred Eigen |
Biophysical chemist, Nobel Prize laureate |
Heer |
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Eberhard Eimler |
General |
Volkssturm |
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Lawyer |
Heer |
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Politician in the GDR |
Wehrmacht |
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Erhard Eppler |
Politician |
Heer |
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Author |
Volkssturm |
O
veterans
Veteran |
Birth |
Notability |
Service |
Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Helmut Oberlander |
Ethnic German from Ukraine. Accused of war crimes by SWC |
Heer |
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veterans
Veteran |
Birth |
Notability |
Service |
Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Author |
Wehrmacht |