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epa05019287 (FIE) A file picture dated 13 March 2014 of former German chancellor Helmut Schmidt smiling during a reception in honour of Schmidt's 95th birthday in Berlin, Germany. According to German news agency dpa citing his personal physician, former German chancellor Helmut Schmidt has died on 10 November 2015 at the age of 96 in Hamburg. Schmidt led West Germany from 1974 to 1982 and is best known for his fight against domestic terrorism and as one of the architects of the euro currency. Described by some as Germany's 'most prominent chain smoker,' Schmidt has repeatedly suffered from health problems and was on his fifth pacemaker. EPA/MAURIZIO GAMBARINI