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Werner Otto von Hentig

1886 – 1984

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Werner Otto von Hentig (22 May 1886, Berlin, Germany – 8 August 1984, Lindesnes, Norway) was a German Army Officer, adventurer and diplomat from Berlin. When still only a 25 year old lieutenant he was commissioned by the Kaiser to lead an expedition into the unknown and uncharted territories of Central Asia. The region associated with the political "Great Game" had its roots in Victorian rivalries between the local Great Powers: Russia and Britain. The small expedition party, travelling in extreme climatic conditions, suffered extraordinary privations with courage and equanimity. Surviving dia

Name
Werner Otto von Hentig
Locality
Scharnitz, Austria
Born
22 mai 1886
Died
8 august 1984
Age
98 years
From
Berlin
Location
Friedhof Unterleutasch ↗
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68754

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Cemetery
Friedhof Unterleutasch
Locality
Scharnitz
Country
Austria
Public figure
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