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'''Hans A. Land''' is adapted from [https://www.theritchieboys.com/the-stories/hans-a-land-a-life-defined-by-fortune-and-resilience theritchieboys.com].
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|soldier=Land, Hans Alan (31316107)
|name=Hans A. Land
|dates=9 June 1922 – 29 May 2021
|photo=Hans A. Land 1.png
}}


[[File:Hans A. Land 1.png|center|800px|alt=Hans A. Land]]
'''[[Land, Hans Alan (31316107)|Hans A. Land]]: A Life Defined by Fortune and Resilience'''


[[File:Hans A. Land 2.png|center|800px|alt=Hans A. Land]]
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[[File:Hans A. Land 1.png|frameless|center|220px|alt=Photograph of Martha and Gustav Land (formerly Deutschland), undated.]]
<div class="story-caption">''Photograph of Martha and Gustav Land (formerly Deutschland), undated.''</div>
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[[File:Hans A. Land 2.png|frameless|center|220px|alt=Photograph of Hans Land, ~1943, England.]]
<div class="story-caption">''Photograph of [[Land, Hans Alan (31316107)|Hans Land]], ~1943, England.''</div>
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[[File:Hans A. Land 3.png|frameless|center|220px|alt=Photograph of Erika Land, undated.]]
<div class="story-caption">''Photograph of Erika Land, undated.''</div>
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[[File:Hans A. Land 3.png|center|800px|alt=Hans A. Land]]
'''Photos originally provided by [[Land, Hans Alan (31316107)|Hans Land]].'''


[[File:Hans A. Land 4.png|center|800px|alt=Hans A. Land]]
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[[File:Hans A. Land 4.png|frameless|center|320px|alt=Photograph of Vivian Baylor, Hans Land, and Lorrie Fereday, 2 Dec 2012, Maryland]]
<div class="story-caption">''Photograph of Vivian Baylor, [[Land, Hans Alan (31316107)|Hans Land]], and Lorrie Fereday, 2 Dec 2012, Maryland.''</div>
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9 June 1922 - 29 May 2021
'''Provided by Lorrie Fereday and Vivian Baylor.'''
 
Photograph of Martha and Gustav Land (formerly Deutschland), undated.
 
Originally provided by [[Land, Hans Alan (31316107)|Hans Land]].
 
Photograph of [[Land, Hans Alan (31316107)|Hans Land]], ~1943, England.
 
Originally provided by [[Land, Hans Alan (31316107)|Hans Land]].
 
Photograph of Erika Land, undated.
 
Originally provided by [[Land, Hans Alan (31316107)|Hans Land]].
 
Photograph of Vivian Baylor, [[Land, Hans Alan (31316107)|Hans Land]], and Lorrie Fereday, 2 Dec 2012, Maryland.
 
Provided by Lorrie Fereday and Vivian Baylor.
 
[[Land, Hans Alan (31316107)|Hans A. Land]]: A Life Defined by Fortune and Resilience


[[Land, Hans Alan (31316107)|Hans A. Land]] was born in Berlin, Germany in 1922 to Gustav (born 1880 in Danzig, now Gdańsk) and Martha Land (née Bud, born 1884 in Koeslin, Pomerania). His early life was dramatically shaped by the rise of Nazism and his family's Jewish heritage.
[[Land, Hans Alan (31316107)|Hans A. Land]] was born in Berlin, Germany in 1922 to Gustav (born 1880 in Danzig, now Gdańsk) and Martha Land (née Bud, born 1884 in Koeslin, Pomerania). His early life was dramatically shaped by the rise of Nazism and his family's Jewish heritage.
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Hans aptly summarized his remarkable life journey with a quote from Shakespeare's "Much Ado About Nothing": "There was a star danced and under that was I born."
Hans aptly summarized his remarkable life journey with a quote from Shakespeare's "Much Ado About Nothing": "There was a star danced and under that was I born."


The above text was summarized using AI from an interview that was provided to us by sisters Lorrie Fereday and Vivian Baylor who interviewed [[Land, Hans Alan (31316107)|Hans A. Land]] in Washington DC, on December 2, 2012. The photographs and information on this page are owned by Lorrie Fereday and Vivian Baylor. Do not copy or distribute without permission.
'''The above text was summarized using AI from an interview that was provided to us by sisters Lorrie Fereday and Vivian Baylor who interviewed [[Land, Hans Alan (31316107)|Hans A. Land]] in Washington DC, on December 2, 2012. The photographs and information on this page are owned by Lorrie Fereday and Vivian Baylor. Do not copy or distribute without permission.'''


== See also ==
== See also ==
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* [[Introduction]]
* [[Introduction]]
* [[Contents]]
* [[Contents]]
* [https://www.theritchieboys.com/the-stories/hans-a-land-a-life-defined-by-fortune-and-resilience Original page on theritchieboys.com]
* [[Land, Hans Alan (31316107)|Hans A. Land]] (soldier page)


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