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    August Roland von Spieß

    May 28, 2020 2 minutes

    Col. August Roland Von Spieß was born in Austro-Hungary on 6 August 1864 and died in Romania in 1953. He became a Romanian citizen after the Union of Transylvania with Romania, following the dissolution of Austria-Hungary.

    Formally known as Oberst (colonel) August Roland von Braccioforte zum Portner und Höflein, he was an army officer,

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