Friedrich-Wilhelm Dernen

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Friedrich-Wilhelm Dernen

Friedrich-Wilhelm Dernen (born February 15, 1884, in Köln, died February 15, 1967, in Bad Homburg) was a German officer in the Wehrmacht during World War II.

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