Horst Kasner
Horst Kasner | |
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| Birth name | Horst Kaźmierczak |
| Born | 6 August 1926 Pankow, Berlin, Germany |
| Died | 2 September 2011 (aged 85) Templin, Brandenburg, Germany |
| Buried | Templin Forest Cemetery |
| Allegiance | Nazi Germany Germany |
| Branch | Wehrmacht |
| Years of service | 1943–1945 |
| Rank | Rottenführer (Hitlerjugend) |
| Battles / wars | World War II (POW) |
| Spouse(s) | Herlinde Jentzch (m. 1949) |
| Children | 3 including; Angela |
| Relations | Ludwig Kasner (father) Margarethe Pörschke (mother) |
| Other work | Pastor |
Horst Kasner (né Kaźmierczak; 6 August 1926 – 2 September 2011) was a German Protestant theologian and father of former German Chancellor Angela Merkel.