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Also Known As Arnold Friedrich Vieth von Golssenau
Born April 22, 1889 • Dresden • Germany
Died July 21, 1979 (aged 90) • Berlin • Germany
Notable Works “After War” • “Der spanische Krieg” • “War”

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