Born Børge Willy Redsted Pedersen in 1917 in Fredensborg, Denmark, Sven Hassel joined the merchant navy at the age of 14. He did his compulsory year's military service in the Danish forces in 1936 and then, facing unemployment, joined the German army. He served throughout the Second World War on all fronts except North Africa. … Continue reading Sven Hassel
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Mira Mihelič was born on 14 July 1912 in Split, (then Austria-Hungary, now in Croatia) as Mira Kramer. She went to school in Ljubljana and studied law. She then became a professional writer and translator, and was a long-time member of Slovene and international writers' societies. She was married to the painter, France Mihelič , one of the … Continue reading Typoslovenia