Ludwig Renn was a German writer. His real name was Arnold Friedrich Vieth von Golßenau. Born a Saxon nobleman, he fought in World War One on the Western Front and saw war in all it's horror. He wrote the book "Krieg" on his experiences. He was also a member of the KPD, the Communist Party of Germany, joining in 1928. During the Spanish Civil War, he initially defended Madrid in the German expatriate Thálmann Battalion, as a leader. Wikipedia
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During the German Revolution Renn refused to fire on striking workers. After leaving the army he studied law, political economy, history of art and Russian philology in Goettingen and Munich (1920-23) before working in the art trade in Dresden . ... I www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/FWWrenn.htm
