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• Benn, Gottfried    b. 1886  d. 1956
  Poet and physician. As German military surgeon on duty at the execution of Edith Cavell in World War I.
  Waldfriedhof Dahlem am Hüttenweg, Berlin, Berlin, Germany
   
• Eickelbaum, Karin    b. November 10, 1937  d. April 16, 2004
  Actress. A native of Germany, she is best known for her role as 'Ingrid' in the long-running German TV series "Tatort." (Bio by: Butterfly)
  Cause of death: Cancer
  Waldfriedhof Dahlem am Hüttenweg, Berlin, Berlin, Germany
   
• Freisler, Roland    b. October 30, 1893  d. February 3, 1945
  Infamous Nazi judge. His full title was State Secretary and Reich Ministry of Justice, President of the Volksgericht Shof (people's court). Presided over 1200 trials, nearly all resulting in a death sentence. During the 1944 July Plot show trials, he shouted down defendants, and didn't allow them to wear belts or suspenders, causing their trousers to fall. He died in an Allied air raid over Berlin. (Bio by: Greg Smith)
  Waldfriedhof Dahlem am Hüttenweg, Berlin, Berlin, Germany
   
• Juhnke, Harald    b. June 10, 1929  d. April 1, 2005
  Entertainer. Known as Germany's answer to Frank Sinatra, he was born Harry Heinz Herbert Juhnke in Berlin-Wedding, Germany, at the height of the depression, the son of a policeman; while still a kid he lived through the Third Reich, WWII bombing and the 4-way divided/occupied city and rose to become a versatile artist who was eventually regarded as a German phenomenom. He was one of Germany's most popular actors as well as a singer who recorded some 30 albums and was famed for performing [Read More] (Bio by: Fred Beisser)
  Waldfriedhof Dahlem am Hüttenweg, Berlin, Berlin, Germany
   
• Muhsam (Muehsam), Erich    b. April 16, 1878  d. April 10, 1934
  Author. He was a German/Jewish anarchic author. On the 28th of February 1933 he was arrested by the Nazis. On the 10th of April in 1934 he was assassinated by the SS (Schutzstaffel) in the Concentration Camp Oranienburg near Berlin. (Bio by: Clemens Kurek)
  Waldfriedhof Dahlem am Hüttenweg, Berlin, Berlin, Germany
   
• Rosemeyer, Bernd    b. October 14, 1909  d. January 28, 1938
  Auto Race Car Driver. Considered one of the best drivers of all time, he had a short but successful career driving for Auto Union. He lost his life while pursuing the World Class Record on the Frankfurt-Darmstadt autobahn. (Bio by: 380W)
  Waldfriedhof Dahlem am Hüttenweg, Berlin, Berlin, Germany
   
• Wagner, Fritz Arno   b. December 5, 1889  d. August 18, 1958
  Cinematographer. He and Karl Freund were Germany's outstanding cameramen during the silent and early talkie eras. Wagner's brooding, atmospheric visual style, with its use of deep shadows and stark contrast, contributed greatly to the Expressionist movement. He crafted unforgettable images for F.W. Murnau's "Nosferatu" (1922) and Fritz Lang's "M" (1931), and did exceptional work for directors Ernst Lubitsch and G.W. Pabst. His other important credits include "Madame Du Barry" (1919), "...[Read More] (Bio by: Robert Edwards)
  Waldfriedhof Dahlem am Hüttenweg, Berlin, Berlin, Germany
   

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