Rolf Magener, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Rolf Magener

German businessman

Date of Birth: 03-Aug-1910

Place of Birth: Odessa, Odessa Oblast, Ukraine

Date of Death: 05-May-2000

Profession: chief financial officer

Nationality: Germany

Zodiac Sign: Leo

Rolf Magener (3 August 1910 – 5 May 2000) was the first German prisoner to escape successfully from India during World War II.
His daring escape from a camp at Dehradun in 1944 with mountaineer Heinrich Harrer is documented in Megener's memoir, Prisoner's Bluff.
After the war he became a successful business executive and chief financial officer for BASF, and held a senior-level position with Mercedes-Benz.