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Novel by luis trenker
Captain Ladurner
AuthorLuis Trenker
LanguageGermany
GenreAdventure
Publication date1940
Publication placeGermany
Media typePrint

Captain Ladurner (German: Hauptmann Ladurner) is a 1940 German adventure novel by the South Tyrol mountaineer Luis Trenker. It portrays a group of First World War veterans who conspire to overthrow the Weimar Republic, portrayed as corrupt.

It was released by Trenker following his film The Fire Devil which had apparently displeased Adolf Hitler with his glorification of popular revolts.

References

  1. Mosse p.118
  2. Mosse p.118

Bibliography

  • George L. Mosse. Fallen Soldiers: Reshaping the Memory of the World Wars. Oxford University Press, 1991.
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