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- He attended the model school (secondary school) in Frankfurt am Main and then became a businessman.
At the completion of his two years training (1908-1910) with the firm "Pfister & Vogel, Leather Comp," In Frankfurt am Main he worked for them for a further three years.
In April 1913 he joined the Infantry Bodyguard Regiment no 115 in Mainz as a one year volunteer. After six months he became a lance-corporal and after nine months non-commissioned officer and condidate officer.
After completion of his priod of service and some weeks before the war broke out he was appointed by the firm 'Leopold Casella & Co., Ltd." and earmarked for a position abroad. The war put an end to his hopes for an appointment abroad, for on the 22nd Aug 1914 he lost a leg in the battle at Neuf-Chateau, in which he earned the Cross of Honour class II.
At the end of May 1915 he could resume his post with the above-mentioned firm despite his grave physical handicap, and in 1923 he received full authority to act.
With the amalgamation of his firm with the I. G. Farbenindustrie Ltd. he retained his employment; in April 1935 he received power of attorney.
- (Medical):Lost a leg in the battle at Neuf-Chateau 22/8/1914
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1889 - Yes, date unknown
