Karl Lauinger

The postcard was sent by Karl Lauinger to his brother-in-law Albert Mayer (husband of his sister Emma) in Mainz. - Karl  Lauinger was born on August 12, 1889 in Nürnberg. His parents were Julius Lauinger, born on March 3, 1852 in Binswangen and Johanna Jeanne Lauinger, née Worms, born on April 2, 1862 in Strasbourg. Karl Lauinger was married to Hildegard Sofie Lauinger, née Landshoff, born on January 15, 1895 in Berlin. The couple had three children - Hanna, born on January 25, 1923, Thomas Julius, born on March 7, 1925 and Andreas Hans, born on July 30, 1927. Karl Lauinger enlisted as a private in early 1916 and was promoted to lieutenant in July 1916. He was seriously wounded in 1918 and was subsequently awarded the EK 1 in 1920. Despite these services to his country, Karl Lauinger had to flee with his family - to the supposedly safe Netherlands in 1938. Hildegard Sofie Lauinger died in Zeist in the Netherlands on December 17, 1942. Karl Lauinger and his children were taken to Westerbork on May 20, 1943 and imprisoned there. On January 18, 1944, Karl Lauinger was deported to Theresienstadt. On September 4, 1944, the Lauinger children were deported to Theresienstadt. On October 16, 1944, Karl Lauinger and his children were transported on to Auschwitz. The day of arrival in Auschwitz was September 18, 1944 - also the common day of death for the Lauinger family.