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During World War I, Remarque was conscripted into the Imperial German Army at the age of 18. On 12 June 1917, he was transferred to the Western Front, 2nd Company, Reserves, Field Depot of the 2nd Guards Reserve Division at Hem-Lenglet.
Jun 18, 2024 · Erich Maria Remarque was a novelist who is chiefly remembered as the author of Im Westen nichts Neues (1929; All Quiet on the Western Front), which became perhaps the best-known and most representative novel dealing with World War I. Remarque was drafted into the German army at the age of 18 and.
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Biography of Erich Maria Remarque covering experiences of WWI, flight from Germany, Nazi book burning, wartime and postwar activities, and a listing of works.
All Quiet on the Western Front ( German: Im Westen nichts Neues, lit. 'In the West, nothing new') is a semi-autobiographical novel by Erich Maria Remarque, a German veteran of World War I.
- Erich Maria Remarque
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Jun 27, 2024 · All Quiet on the Western Front by Erich Maria Remarque, published in 1929, takes place during World War I. Remarque used his experience as a German soldier to tell the story of Paul Baumer as he endures the horrors of war.
Nov 7, 2022 · In 1916 aged 18, Erich Maria Remarque was conscripted into the Imperial German Army. The next summer he was transferred to a regiment posted on the Western Front – one of the main theatres of World War One.
Feb 9, 2023 · In the late 1920s, Erich Maria Remarque published All Quiet on the Western Front, which follows a group of disillusioned German soldiers navigating the horrors of World War I.
