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| Keywords: Berthold Guthmann with his brother and sister.JPG en Berthold Guthmann with his brother and sister Berthold Guthmann was born in 1893 and volunteered for military service in WWI as did his two brothers one of whom was killed at Verdun He became observer and gunner on military aircrafts and was awarded the Iron Cross Second Class the Tapferkeitsmedaille Medal for Bravery and the Verwundetenabzeichen equivalent to the Purple Heart After the war he became a successful attorney in Wiesbaden He was the secular leader of the Wiesbaden Jewish community during its darkest years 1938-1942 and second in charge of the Frankfurt Jewish congregation during its final months 1942-1943 He was murdered in the holocaust The following was part of the recommendation for the Iron Cross ca 1916 read >> Lt Guthmann is brave and a fine officer although Jewish << 2014-08-29 23 40 21 http //www germanjewishsoldiers com/epilogue php author Custom license marker 2014 08 29 PD-old Uploaded with UploadWizard Judaism in German Army | ||||
