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Gunter d'Alquen

Gunter d'Alquen, German SS officer and journalist (died 1998)

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Born
October 24, 1910
Died
May 15, 1998
Zodiac sign
Scorpio
Birth year
1910

About Gunter d'Alquen

Gunter d'Alquen was chief editor of the weekly Das Schwarze Korps, the official newspaper of the Schutzstaffel (SS), and commander of the SS-Standarte Kurt Eggers. In 1927, d'Alquen became a member of the SA and as a 16-year-old joined the NSDAP. From September 1939, d'Alquen became a prominent SS war correspondent. In the late 1950s, d'Alquen became a shareholder of a weaving mill in Mönchengladbach.

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Gunter d'Alquen timeline

  1. In 1927, d'Alquen became a member of the SA and as a 16-year-old joined the NSDAP.
  2. From September 1939, d'Alquen became a prominent SS war correspondent.

The world when Gunter d'Alquen was born

Gunter d'Alquen was born in 1910. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Culture in 1910

  • Best-selling book"The Rosary" – Florence L. Barclay

Headlines and milestones

  • Major sports momentJack Johnson defends heavyweight title, sparking nationwide debate
  • Top headlineBoy Scouts of America founded
  • Technology milestoneFirst neon lighting demonstrated in Paris
  • World population~1.7B

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderWilliam Howard Taft
  • U.S. population92.2M

1910 versus 2026

These figures put everyday life in Gunter d'Alquen's birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure19102026
Average home$3,395$435,000
Average income$574$67,500
Postage stamp$0.02$0.73
Population92.2M341 million

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