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Born: May 11, 1899 in Gera, Germany
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Born: April 7, 1904 in Budapest, Hungary
Born: January 31, 1921 in Berlin, Germany
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Born: January 8, 1914 in Warsaw, Poland
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Born: June 15, 1924 in Krasnik, Poland
Born: 1925 in Ulanow, Poland
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