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When did Rainer Maria Rilke serve in the Austrian army during World War I?
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Rainer Maria Rilke
Austro-German poet and writer Rainer Maria Rilke, 1902.
Rainer Maria Rilke served in the Austrian army for a brief period during World War I. He was called up for military service in Vienna in December 1915 and returned to civilian life by June 1916.1