Hans Hauck (1920–2003) was an

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who served in the

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during the Nazi regime in Germany. Hans was born in

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in 1920. He was the son of an

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soldier of black descent serving in the

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. An SS officer helped get him work on the

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. During 1935 or 1936 Hauck was sterilised under the Nazi racial purity measures. In 1939 he was declared "unworthy" to join the Army when he went through the conscription process. Following a suicide attempt in 1941, Hauck joined the

the following year. He attributed his survival of the Nazi regime to his service in the Army. He made "Private first Class" within five months. Hauck was wounded five times, and captured by the

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in 1945 and released in 1949.

References

* ''Other Germans: Black Germans and the Politics of Race, Gender and memory in the Third Reich'' by

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Press, 2005 {{DEFAULTSORT:Hauck, Hans 1920 births 2003 deaths German Army personnel of World War II German people of Algerian descent People from Frankfurt

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