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Heinrich Severloh

Bolivian Soldier (1923–2006)

  • Fame55.8
  • Momentum17.8
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Lived 1923–2006, aged 83Germany
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    1923–2006
    Aged 83
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Updated 2026-09-01

Heinrich “Hein” Severloh, was a soldier in the German 352nd Infantry Division stationed in Normandy in 1944. Severloh became notable for his memoir WN 62 – Erinnerungen an Omaha Beach Normandie, 6. Juni 1944 and translated into English as WN 62: A German Soldier’s Memories of the Defence of Omaha Beach, Normandy, June 6, 1944 in which he claims that, as a machine gunner, he inflicted over 1,000, possibly 2,000, casualties on Allied soldiers landing on Omaha Beach on D-Day.

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