Wilhelm Heckmann
German musician (1897–1995) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Wilhelm Heckmann (26 June 1897 – 10 March 1995) was a German concert and easy listening musician. From 1937 to 1945, he was imprisoned in the Nazi concentration camps in Dachau and Mauthausen. Heckmann founded the first prisoner band in Mauthausen, and was also instrumental in the founding of the large prisoner orchestra there.
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Wilhelm Heckmann | |
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Born | (1897-06-26)26 June 1897 Dortmund-Wellinghofen, German Empire |
Died | 10 March 1995(1995-03-10) (aged 97) Wuppertal, Germany |
Allegiance | German Empire |
Service/ | Imperial German Army |
Years of service | 1914–1918 |
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Other work | Musician Holocaust survivor |
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