Franz Kuntsler, 107
Also, Germany's oldest man.
The May 27th Spiegel On Line International reports that Franz Kunstler, one of the few surviving World War I vets, has died.
He was born July 24, 1900 in Romania and drafted into the First Artillery Regiment of the Ausrian-Hungarian Army in February 1818 and served nine months until the end of the war serving on the Italian Front.
He lived in Niederstetten since 1946 and was a guide at the Schloss Haltenbergstetten castle.
The last German veteran of the war is believed to have been Erich Kastner who died this past January. There are believed to be fewer than 15 WW I vets remaining, with three in the US (one US vet),one in Canada, three in Britain, three in Australia. one in Turkey, and two in Italy.
Watch onthe Passing of a Generation. --Cooter
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