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The Night of the Generals
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The Night of the Generals

work by Kirst
Also known as: “Die Nacht der Generale”
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  • Hans Hellmut Kirst

    …Die Nacht der Generale (1962, The Night of the Generals), which was made into a Hollywood motion picture (1967). Many of his novels conveyed a collective sense of guilt over German complacency under Nazism. Kirst’s post-war popularity faded somewhat in the 1970s.

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    …Die Nacht der Generale (1962, The Night of the Generals), which was made into a Hollywood motion picture (1967). Many of his novels conveyed a collective sense of guilt over German complacency under Nazism. Kirst’s post-war popularity faded somewhat in the 1970s.

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