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Also Known As Boucher de Lyon • Butcher of Lyon • Klaus Altman
Born October 25, 1913 • Bad Godesberg • Germany
Died September 25, 1991 (aged 77) • Lyon • France
Political Affiliation Nazi Party
Role In Holocaust • World War II
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