Erziehung vor Verdun (1973) featured a cast of 18 tracked actors. Of these, 1 (7%) are still alive today and 14 have passed away. The oldest surviving cast member is Carl Heinz Choynski, age 90. This TV series starred Klaus Piontek and Benjamin Besson.
7% still with us· verified cast6% of full cast · incl. 3 unverified
Survivorship
Cast Reunion Index: 7% still living
Avg. Age at Death: 71.5 yrs
Deaths by Year
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Cast18 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |