Alfred Picard (21 March 1913 – 12 April 1945) was a German international

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Personal life

Picard served as a '' leutnant'' (lieutenant) in the

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during the

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and was killed in action on 12 April 1945. He is buried at Cloppenburg war cemetery.

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1913 births 1945 deaths Men's association football defenders German men's footballers Germany men's international footballers SSV Ulm 1846 players Place of birth missing German Army officers of World War II German Army personnel killed in World War II People from Neustadt (Aisch)-Bad Windsheim Footballers from Middle Franconia Military personnel from Bavaria {{Germany-footy-defender-1910s-stub