Erziehung vor Verdun (1973) featured a cast of 32 tracked actors. Of these, 4 (15%) are still alive today and 22 have passed away. The oldest surviving cast member is Carl Heinz Choynski, age 90. This film starred Klaus Piontek and Benjamin Besson.
15% still with us· verified cast13% of full cast · incl. 6 unverified
Survivorship
Cast Reunion Index: 15% still living
Avg. Age at Death: 74.4 yrs
Deaths by Year
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Cast32 members
| Person | Character | Status | DOB | Age | DOD | Age in 1973 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Klaus Piontek Werner Bertin | Werner Bertin | Deceased | 28/02/1935 | 63 | 22/06/1998 | 38 |
 Benjamin Besson Leutnant Kroysing | Leutnant Kroysing | Deceased | — | — | — | — |
 Milan Neděla Hauptmann Niggel | Hauptmann Niggel | Deceased | 23/02/1934 | 63 | 14/04/1997 | 39 |
 Dietmar Richter-Reinick Wilhelm Pahl | Wilhelm Pahl | Deceased | 12/12/1935 | 61 | 14/09/1997 | 38 |
 Jürgen Hentsch Karl Lebede | Karl Lebede | Deceased | 17/03/1936 | 75 | 21/10/2011 | 37 |
 Carl Heinz Choynski Unteroffizier Glinski | Unteroffizier Glinski | Living | 31/05/1936 | 90 | — | 37 |
Axel Dietrich Unteroffizier Süßmann | Unteroffizier Süßmann | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
 Uwe Kockisch Christoph Kroysing | Christoph Kroysing | Deceased | 31/01/1944 | 81 | 22/12/2025 | 29 |
 Klaus-Peter Thiele Leutnant Mettner | Leutnant Mettner | Deceased | 14/12/1940 | 70 | 10/10/2011 | 33 |
 Klaus Manchen Pater Lochner | Pater Lochner | Deceased | 01/12/1936 | 87 | 27/09/2024 | 37 |
 Ralph Boettner Oberst Stein | Oberst Stein | Deceased | 11/02/1923 | 59 | 22/03/1982 | 50 |
 Paul Arenkens Major Jantsch | Major Jantsch | Deceased | 13/06/1932 | 84 | 06/11/2016 | 41 |
Ernst Schumacher Ernst Schumacher | Ernst Schumacher | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
 Egon Günther Leutnant Mahnitz | Leutnant Mahnitz | Deceased | 30/03/1927 | 90 | 31/08/2017 | 46 |
Werner Kamenik Feldwebel Feicht | Feldwebel Feicht | Deceased | 23/01/1910 | 83 | 29/04/1993 | 63 |
Peter Krieg-Helbig Peter Krieg-Helbig | Peter Krieg-Helbig | Deceased | 26/12/1947 | 35 | 15/11/1983 | 26 |
Jean-Pierre Franklemon Schweizer Militärschriftsteller | Schweizer Militärschriftsteller | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
Ulrich Teschner Unteroffizier Böhme | Unteroffizier Böhme | Deceased | 26/03/1939 | 78 | 25/02/2018 | 34 |
Willi Scholz Gefreiter aus Baden | Gefreiter aus Baden | Deceased | 25/05/1930 | 72 | 01/04/2003 | 43 |
 Achim Petry Hauptmann Lauber | Hauptmann Lauber | Deceased | 11/09/1927 | 86 | 30/11/2013 | 46 |
Victor Keune Feldwebel Graßnick | Feldwebel Graßnick | Deceased | 17/06/1919 | 98 | 15/03/2018 | 54 |
 Jürgen Klauß Rechtsanwalt Porisch | Rechtsanwalt Porisch | Deceased | 01/01/1944 | 65 | 11/09/2009 | 29 |
Ernst Ullrich Barbier Neumann | Barbier Neumann | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
 Hans-Dieter Schlegel General | General | Deceased | 31/12/1925 | 61 | 17/12/1987 | 48 |
Pelle Pedersen Axel Krog | Axel Krog | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
| Living | 01/01/1943 | 83 | — | 30 | ||
| Deceased | 01/01/1933 | 90 | 22/12/2023 | 40 | ||
| Deceased | 21/05/1930 | 80 | 04/06/2010 | 43 | ||
| Unverified | — | — | — | — | ||
| Living | 01/02/1944 | 82 | — | 29 | ||
| Deceased | 30/06/1938 | 82 | 22/10/2020 | 35 | ||
| Living | 29/10/1948 | 77 | — | 25 |
