Albert Mayer (soldier)
Albert Otto Walter Mayer | |
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Mayer c. 1912–1914 | |
| Born | 24 April 1892 Magdeburg, Saxony-Anhalt, German Empire |
| Died | 2 August 1914 (aged 22) Joncherey, Territoire de Belfort, France |
| Buried | Illfurth German Military Cemetery, Alsace, France |
| Allegiance | German Empire |
| Service | German Army |
| Years of service | 1912–1914 |
| Rank | Leutnant |
| Unit | Jäger Regt-zu-Pferd Nr 5, 29th Cavalry Brigade, 29th Infantry Division |
| Battles / wars | World War I |
Albert Otto Walter Mayer (24 April 1892 – 2 August 1914) was the first soldier of Imperial German Army and first soldier to die in World War I. He died one day before the German Empire formally declared war on France, in the same skirmish in which Jules-André Peugeot became the first French soldier to die.