Interesting Facts
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| ~ Erich Maria Remarque's books were burned and censored by Hitler during World War II. |
| ~ Erich was accused of treason, his citizenship was taken away, and was forced to move to Switzerland. |
| ~ Erich had an extremely long lasting affair with Marlene Dietrich. |
| ~ Remarque's sister Elfriede was imprisoned, sentenced to death and beheaded by the Nazis. |
| ~ The City of Osnabruck awarded Remarque the most prestigious honor, the Möser Medal. |
| ~ After Remarque died Germany created an award called the Erich Maria Remarque Award Of Peace. |
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