Each had defended his own country; the Germans Germany, the Frenchmen France; they had done their duty.
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Gradually I became aware of details: a company of French soldiers was marching through the streets of the town. They broke formation, and went in single file along the communication trench leading to the front line. Another group followed them.
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Birth: | 1st December, 1893 |
Death: | 22nd May, 1939 |
Nationality: | German |
Profession: | Playwright |
Ernst Toller was born in Samotschin, Posen, Prussia. He was a German left-wing playwright, best known for his Expressionist plays. He served in 1919 for six days as President of the short-lived Bavarian Soviet Republic, and was imprisoned for five years for his actions. In 2000, several of his plays were published in an English translation. He wrote several plays include: transformation, Masses Man, The Machine Wreckers, Hinkemann, Oops, We're Alive!, The Fires, Letters from prison, and Mary Baker Eddy.
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