Draft:Gustav Sander

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Gustav "Gus" Sander
Nickname(s)	Gus
Born	(1924-11-25)25 November 1924 Braunschweig, Germany
Died	30 October 1950(1950-10-30) (aged 25) Korea
Allegiance	United Kingdom
Service / branch	Royal Army
Years of service	1939–1950
Rank	Lieutenant
Service number	13807937 / 14623982
Unit	Middlesex Regiment - commander of the 6th platoon, B Company Royal Army Medical Corps (RAMC) - Field Ambulance & Intelligence
Commands	Middlesex Regiment - commander of the 6th platoon, B Company
Battles / wars	Second World War Korean War

Lieutenant Gustav "Gus" Sander (25 November 1924 – 30 October 1950) was a British Army officer who served in World War II and the Korean War. A Jewish refugee from Nazi Germany, he escaped persecution and became a naturalized British citizen. Sander was killed in action during the Battle of Chongju in the Korean War..

Early life

Gustav Sander was born on 25 November 1924 in Braunschweig, Germany, the eldest son of Dr. Paul Sander and Rachelle Sander (née Merdler, born 26 August 1898 in Galați, Romania).

On 9 November 1938, during Kristallnacht, Gustav, his mother, and younger brother Adolf were detained by the Gestapo, while his father was deported to Buchenwald concentration camp, where he was later killed. The family fled Germany, arriving in Hamburg and departing for England on 2 April 1939. Gustav and Adolf were placed with a host family in Devon, while Rachelle sought work in London. In December 1940, Gustav appeared before an enemy alien tribunal and was exempted from internment.

In 1948, at age 24, Gustav became a naturalized British citizen and resided in London.

Military service

World War II

Gustav Sander served during both World War II and the Korean War.

In November 1943, Gustav joined the Pioneer Corps where he served for three months before joining the airborne troops. Gustav was assigned to the intelligence section of 11th Parachute Battalion and served with this unit during the Battle of Arnhem. Gustav was wounded in the fighting and was taken prisoner. He spent the rest of the war in a German prisoner of war camp, from which he managed to escape.

Korean War

During the Korean War, Sander served as a lieutenant in the Middlesex Regiment (Duke of Cambridge's Own), commanding the 6th Platoon, B Company. On 30 October 1950, he was killed in action during an assault on Tae-Dong, near Chongju, in the Battle of Chongju.

Commemorative plaque for Gustav Sander on a chair inside Saint Paul's Cathedral, London

Legacy

Sander is commemorated at the United Nations Memorial Cemetery in Busan, South Korea, maintained by the Commonwealth War Graves Commission. A memorial plaque honors him at his former residence at Steintorwall 7a, Braunschweig, Germany. Additionally, a commemorative plaque is located on a chair inside St Paul's Cathedral, London.

Artifacts, including Sander's letters and photographs, as well as those of comrades such as Peter Davis, TD, and Korean War archivist Mr. Barrett of the Middlesex Regiment, are preserved at the AJEX Jewish Military Museum in London.