Originally Posted by NoFlyBoy


Born in 1910, he was 29 when WW2 began and WIKI says he was exempt. Lucky him.



He was a very popular film actor in Germany during the Third Reich era so hence the exemption from military service. He was one of the stars of "Die Grosse Liebe" which was the biggest box office success of the Third Reich era.

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